[Infowarrior] - More on.... OpEd: Hating the TSA

[Richard Forno]

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From: Duane 

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>> Perhaps a tad inaccurate as well.
>>
>> "May God have mercy on the political souls of the idiot Republicans who
>> brought this plague of airport security federal bureaucrats upon us. May
>> they rest in TSA hell."
>>
>> A simple Google search in their news archive will bring up plenty of
>> articles that show the above statement to be absurd. I'll provide just
>> one: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1001/102301cd2.htm
>>
>> "'Safety delayed is safety denied,' said Senate Commerce Chairman Ernest
>> Hollings, D-S.C., who along with ranking member John McCain, R-Ariz.,
>> pushed a bill through the Senate earlier this month on a 100-0 vote."
>>
>> Note the "D" after Senator Hollings' name. Note also that a vote of
>> 100-0 shows a bi-partisan effort. (Perhaps tri-partisan if you consider
>> the Independent).
>>
>> "Some House GOP leaders so far have been resistant to bringing up a bill
>> because they are concerned they would not have the votes to prevent
>> security workers from becoming federal workers."
>>
>> This makes it clear that the House GOP members were against federalizing
>> the security screeners.
>>
>> "President Bush continues to oppose full federalization of airport
>> screeners and baggage checkers, calling into question whether a deal can
>> struck on an airline security bill before the busy Thanksgiving travel
>> season."
>>
>> This makes it clear that President Bush also opposed federalizing the
>> security screeners.
>>
>> I agree that the TSA is a joke and that the entire airline "security"
>> process is a mess, but this is not a result of "idiot Republicans." It
>> is the result of "idiot Senators" and the Democrats in the House.
>>
>> Duane