The obsession of our society to go to the unreasonable extreme in the face of potential terror attacks could very well have handed the victory to the terrorists already. The worries about liquid bomb are legitimate. But let's be reasonable. I could understand if some guys want to bring a gallon of Gatorade on the plane, security should pull them aside and look at them with a fine tooth comb. But lipsticks?!! A small tube of toothpaste or lotion?!! Someone at TSA have been watching one James Bond movie too many to think that a stick of lipstick could damage the structural integrity of the airplane. By the way, how about chewing gum - the one Tom Cruise used to blew up a helicopter in Mission Impossible II? We should ban chewing gum too then?!! Again, be reasonable. Set a size limit. Like 1 oz. of toothpaste, 1 oz. of lotion etc. No drinks (you can buy them on the plane - think of it as a way to help out your favorite bankrupt airline). Let's not rush into giving up our awesome way of life on every new thing the terrorists try to cook up.

In fact, if this is the way we as a society react to terrost threats, we are making Al Queda's job so much easier. Osama Bin Laden is probably laughing his behind off watching this. He must realize that he doesn't have to do much to strike fear in the western society. All that he has to do is to intentionally leak out some semi-serious plan of attack, and watch the panic set in on the western world - with crippling economic impact. What's next? Someone found a NYC subway map in Kabul and we all have to ride the subway naked? Give me a break!