Don't Try This at Home (or Work)

USNews.com reports on intrusive new searches being performed at airports in the US.

In late September, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began allowing security checkpoint screeners to manually pat down women's breasts and the genital and derriere regions of both sexes during searches.

"I know it's not pleasant," says Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House aviation subcommittee, "but until we get the technology, what are the options?"

You freakin' moron!! What are the options?!!?! How about not treating every American like a criminal? And don't give me that crap about terrorists blowing up planes. Name one flight originating from America that was blown up by a bomb carried on board through the terminal.
You can't because there is none!

Everywhere else in the country, this is sexual harrassment. But in airports its standard operating procedures. (Wait until you see the freakoids that will be applying for jobs as airport screeners, once this gets out).

Hey Representative Mica! (He's from Florida...I'm sooo embarassed!) How about we take your wife and daughter to the airport and expose them to a little groping? Then lets see if you still ask what options we have.

Ben Franklin said it best:
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

Now for those of you still wringing your hands over the supposed terrorists, I will solve the terrorist-on-airliner problem in 5 words:

Let law-abiding citizens carry guns.

It would have stopped all 4 hijackings on Sept. 11th. In fact, had those Saudis known there was the possibility of armed citizens on those planes, they never would have attempted hijacking them.