TSA

Ludicrous.

As with most people, my experiences with the Transportation Security Administration have not been universally wonderful. At the airports in New York, where I live, travelers seem to be treated like inmates arriving at the penitentiary, but perhaps that’s because agents often reflect the personality…

Earlier this year, the LA Times reported: "TSA quietly launches new 'enhanced' pat-down procedure." The Times noted that TSA would not describe precisely how the new procedure is different from the old one: "TSA officials declined to detail the new universal procedure or the previous pat-down…

Worry not about the tens of thousands of Syrians that Barack Obama plans to invite to take up residence here. Secretary of State Kerry assures us that the vetting process to screen out the bad guys will be thorough. Alas, Michael Steinbach, assistant director of counterterrorism of the F.B.I. told…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) confiscated a record 67 firearms located in passengers' carry-on baggage during the week of September 11, 2015. On September 11 alone, ten guns were found. Out of the 67 firearms found during the week, 56 were loaded and 26 actually had a round…

Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska has a stark warning: TSA is not doing its job. He talked about some of the problems on Fox News:

There is a fairly robust debate about inflation going on these days. Is there too much? Not enough? Any at all? And just how much is too much? Can we hit the Goldilocks sweet spot?

A new study from the Cato Institute asks the question many travelers have pondered after a pat-down gone awry: Can’t we replace the TSA? The agency’s embarrassing record of waste and mismanagement makes a compelling case.

Seems the Transportation Security Administration has a problem.  In short, many of the people who frisk you, paw through your luggage, and herd you like cattle through the lines at the airport are stealing on the job.  Among other derelictions.  And the problem, as CNN reports, is growing:  

Senator Claire McCaskill tweets about her experience today at an airport:

If you’re headed to the airport for the holidays, here are some tips to keep you off the Transportation Security Administration’s “naughty list”: Holiday puddings (even the figgy kind) are considered “gel-like” substances and must be carried in clear plastic containers of no more than 3.4 ounces.…

A notional woman named “Julia” recently made her debut on the Obama campaign’s website. Julia, it seems, needs help at every stage in her life, and if the president has his way, the government will be there to assist her in, among other things, getting a college education, finding a job, securing…

Government, and the party of government, have been through something of a rough patch lately. First, there was the GSA’s Las Vegas blowout. Then, the Secret Service debaucheries. And, two weeks ago, the video of an Environmental Protection Agency bureaucrat preening about his enforcement strategy…

Jonah Goldberg: "Most Boring Guy Wins Most Boring Debate?"

The Washington Times reports that Democrats are supporting more airline ticket taxes to cover more invasive searches:

Wall Street Journal: Latest Fast and Furious development -- did ATF sanction dealing grenades to Mexican cartels?

The U.S. women's national team will advance to the finals of the women's World Cup.

Maybe it's the TSA agents, not the passengers, that need to have their crotches patted down:

"Global race on to match U.S. drone capabilities"

"Ron Johnson Takes a Stand"

"Chris Wallace Asks Michele Bachmann: 'Are You A Flake?'" (Wallace later apologized.)

Perry contemplating throwing a 10 gallon hat in the ring?

Did Glenn Beck make some sort of announcement today?

And the top five suggestions for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's new bumper sticker are:

Gabriel Schoenfeld's take on the TSA and pat downs in today's Wall Street Journal:

First Read reports: "An ABC/Washington Post poll shows by a 64%-32% margin, Americans favor airport body scanners, but by a 50%-48% margin they say the pat-downs go too far."