Speaking from a purely military point of view, cold as it may come across, the deaths of people inside of a terminal don't compare to the potential for an even larger number of deaths from an aircraft being used as a flying bomb to kill both the people on the plane and the people on the ground.

The challenge is knowing where to draw the line. I'm not saying that TSA has figured that out. However, all this whining and what-iffing about crowded terminals and the ridiculous hyperbole about preventing a pocket knife from being smuggled in at the cost of the evacuating crowd being victimized by a bomb or shooting is pretty silly argument from people who claim to have a more realistic perspective on things.

I noticed how no one addressed the issue of the long lines created by the airlines at the ticket counters, or at curbside, or at baggage claim, or at the taxi stand, or at the shuttle bus stop, or at the road entrance to the airport, or parking lots. Lots of eagerness to point fingers at TSA and somehow connect it to what is popularly referred to as the shoe carnival.

I've been in countries where people were lucky to have a roof over their heads and food on the table and were grateful that the civil wars that shredded their dreams were finally put to an end. I guess this is why I can't see the Constitutional crisis in having to remove a pair of shoes in order to clear security. Well, if it makes you happy, go ahead and continue with your banter, whining and complaining. Just pointing out how boring it is to read in here.