No, most of the silliness that is going on at security will ease in time, and that which is legitimate and needed will not. We are all paying a large temporary price for those that would do us harm, and we will pay a smaller permanant one. That's life.

Directing hostility at the government, screeners, and airlines is ridiculous and counterproductive. Government needs to not only put in place the infrastructure to actually protect us, but in the short term, they need to do what they can to raise pulic confidence, including (especially) that of infrequent fliers. That means that all of us will be inconvienienced in the short haul with security activities that experienced flyers know to be ineefective, but will help restore confidence among nervous fliers.

When enough of the terrorists floating around are neutralized, and their support networks smashed, they will be able to have any level of malevolence and evil that they wish in their hearts, but will not have the ability to act effectively. Just as our Mr. Reid or whatever appears to be dumber than a doorpost, and so was ultimately ineffective.