At birth I was given my father's name, with JR added at the end, i was therefore always known by my middle name. My drivers license has my first name and middle initial, which caused enough trouble for TSA from the begining, that I have traveled even domestic with a passport for years.(Sorry for being a sheeple, path of least resistance, also not much personal info on that passport) That being said, I believe that TSA has taken over ID checking as a taxpayer giveback to the airlines, with the hope of an occasional victory over Joe Public, tewwowist, who may be hiding something from uncle sam, but is no threat to security. Yes the line is longer, does not nationalizing any business hamper the performance?