getreal (or whoever you REALLY are),

As I stated, Comrade Daschle and the Democrats used the post-9/11 hysteria to force this joke of an agency down our throats.

Check your history, the REPUBLICANS wanted better federal overisght of PRIVATE screeners, Comrade Daschle, seeing a golden opportunity to add 100,000 more voters to the government payroll, would have NONE of that. He threatened a filibuster on any bill that did not include FEDERAL Screeners.

Yes, the Republicans caved. I wish they had not, but they did. BUT, at least I am smart enough to see where the blame for this joke of an agency lies.

P.S.,

Do some more homework and you will see that Norman "Moron" Minetta was in charge of the initial setup of the TSA. Last time I checked, he was a DEMOCRAT.