The New York Times and I agree:

Airline security is a fraud. The Times didn't put it quite that way, but that is the message, loud and clear.

Last week, reports from several government departments confirmed what most business travelers and other frequent fliers already knew: after spending more than $5 billion in federal funds on the agency, airport security is hardly any better now than it was before 9/11.

This is no surprise. Matches are OK but lighters aren't? Swiss Army knives are banned but you can have two bottles of duty free liquor to crack together, making a pair if razor sharp daggers? TSA marshalls must all dress alike and reveal themselves to everyone by going thru special checkthru lines? Pilots must be searched so they don't carry aboard anything with which to take over the plane which they already control? TSA is run by clowns pretending to protect us: In my book that is plain, old-fashioned fraud, and the ppl responsible shouldn't just be fired: they belong in prison.

Click here: The New York Times > Business > On the Road: More Baggage Taboos, but Little Security Enhancement