I am sitting in my room at the Hampton Inn Shreveport Airport tonight, and I cannot believe the continuing level of security that they run here at this airport!

When entering the facility, one goes through a TSA-esque occupied booth by the entrance, where one moron flunky asks for you to open your trunk (if applicable), and then waves you on to the terminal or to parking.

My question is...why? Even at WAS, LGA, SFO, or at other "hightened security" airports is this not happening.....why?? It seems that people around this area blindly go along with the stupid, overzealous policies of the TSA and do as they ask. I have been around the block once ot twice...but this place takes the cake.

Does this have something to do with Barksdale AFB here in town (where the majority of the US-based B-52's are based...along with their associated nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons are based)? If so, why isn't this advertised?

Once again, yet another example of the DHS destroying our liberties. I'm sure more will be to come tomorrow.