<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by holland:
Poppycock! Last minute? I'm last minute every week when I show up to fly somewhere. It's not like they've PRE-SCREENED me or anything... </font>
Actually, the second you purchase a ticket you're screened; your transaction record is profiled to see if your travel is suspicious. Its not exactly fail-proof, but it is some level of pre-screening.