Originally Posted by bdschobel
I suspect that high-level TSA management does "get it" but continues the charade in order to satisfy perceived public demand. When the public stops asking the government to do idiotic things, maybe the government will stop doing idiotic things. We can hope, anyway!
I agree, but it appears it was preemptive. The government decided to do a bunch of silly things to pacify the public before they ever had a chance to complain about a lack of "security."
I'm not sure whether that ultimately makes reform harder or easier.