Originally Posted by bethster
While your attempts at poetic flattery are not lost on me, you are missing the point.
I should not be deprived of ANYTHING because I am a law-abiding, tax-paying, voting, hardworking AMERICAN CITIZEN.
No, bethster, you are missing my point.
If you recall, I posted the following:
Originally Posted by Dovster
Do I think I am getting better security for this? No.
Do I believe that a trained terrorist will be able to work around these regulations? Yes.
Do I wish that a more logical system of security were in effect? Of course.
So, no, I don't support the TSA's methods or rules. Indeed, I have been saying on this forum for years that America should follow the Israeli system, which emphasizes looking for terrorists, not looking for weapons.
I would feel more comfortable being on a plane with a WWII veteran who is holding his old M-1 carbine than I would with an Al Qaeda member armed with nothing more than a ballpoint pen.
For all of that, I am not willing to go overboard in my reaction to these rules. I miss, for example, being able to carry my Zippo with me and lighting up as soon as I get to a spot where I am allowed to smoke, but I won't let that stop me from flying.
As far as my "flattering" of you is concerned, it might, indeed, happen if I knew what you looked like but, alas, I don't. The only thing I really know about you which could lead me to flattery is that you have remarkably good taste when selecting the second half of a user name.
