Decent article in Fridays USA Today about searches. See link a few messages above. One note towards the end caught by eye:

"Bob Baccus of Huntsville, Ala., is ''thankful'' for security checks. He's the father of a flight attendant who has been forced to take an involuntary leave from the job she loves. If more people felt it was safe to fly, Baccus believes, ''maybe my daughter could get her job back.''"

What Mr Baccus is missing here is that many people are NOT flying because of all the security bull**it. They are afraid because the government has made them afraid with National Guard, closed parking, rules, delays, body groping, etc. Get real folks.