Love me two times baby, I'm going away...

Jim Morrison nailed it in that song. The new TSA pat down theme song. If they could have that blaring from the speakers during the mope and grope portion of the flying experience I think it would help. Or maybe Marvin Gaye and a little "Sexual Healing" while they juggle the boys to see if you're carrying some sort of explosive device that is not part of your body.
The other choice of the scanner has some people very concerned about the amount of radiation it puts out. Michael Chertoff is a big player in the company that makes the scanners. You remember the Homeland Security boss on George W. Bush? Now we all have scanners. Nice how everything works together. Problems is actual doctors and scientist are saying the amount of radiation is way too high. One estimate said 20 times more than a dental xray. Over my head. I don't like the fact that those are the only two choices. And mainly because of our need to be politically correct and not use common sense procedures.
Israel has not had the airline problems we do because they profile. They ask questions. They take more time with a young man from Yemen than they do a 5 year old from Canada. Why? Because profiling works. Since when do you not narrow down the amount of people you are looking at based on factors such as location, origin, age, destination and interviewing. Those are common sense crime prevention tactics. Fool proof, no. But would that help? Yes it would. It has been proven to work. Israel has more enemies than the US all around them yet no planes blow up. Look into the eyes of a would be terrorist and see if he blinks. That seems logical to use observation as a tool to fight people trying to kill you.
Can I share a nasty little secret with everyone here? If we want our liberty we will offend certain people. How screwed up is it that we are worried about offending the very people who want to kill us anyway. Do you think the average peace loving Muslim minds if he gets asked a few more questions? Do they want to be blown up any less than the rest of us? The justice department is considering an exemption if you are wearing a Burka. Are you serious? What could possibly go wrong here? If you don't have to remove it, how do you see who is wearing it? What happens in Egypt or Saudi Arabia if you are asked questions before boarding a flight? If you refuse to answer I'm sure they provide you a nice cup of tea and some pleasant discourse on the matter.
Hey, if you want to give me a worm pull to make sure I'm not lethal so be it. But let's at least pay as much if not a lot more to more reasonable suspects. That would include people wearing outfits that not only conceal what you are carrying but who you are. And if it does not square with your religious beliefs than might I recommend not arriving here in the first place. Do American women have to conceal themselves while in Saudi Arabia? Yep. Their country, their rules. Our country, our rules. We are not Sharia compliant here. Liberty is for women and men in this country. Law applies the same to both. So if I get the Elliot Spitzer handshake at the airport than Betty damn sure should be dropping the burka. Preserve our liberty, use common sense!

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