Comments on: Incompetent TSA Going Away

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:00:02 +0000

What people don't understand about TSA is that it really isn't the screeners thats the problem--It is the supervisors and managers that don't know the rules and Standard Operating Procedures from one gate to the next. It is the big idiots in Washington spending all kinds of money on stupid things and not watching for screeners that really care about what they are doing and just keep getting knocked down farther and farther so the managers and big shots at EACH airport look good. I'll bet that if you went to 20 differnt airports unexpectedly and asked the supervisors and managers questions from the SOP without them knowing that you were coming, I'll bet 65 -70% would not give you right answers. If you did the same with screeners, you would have a much better chance of getting the right answer. That is just POOR leadership. Don't blame the screeners for everything---look a little higher to see who is leading them.

By: Jason Persaud

Jason Persaud — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:15:03 +0000

Being a screener is not a easy job, you have to deal with alot of shit from the public. I think they are doing a hell of a job. If the private takes over i would never fly again!

By: Jason Persaud

Jason Persaud — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:11:16 +0000

If congress gets rid of the TSA it would be a big mistake. bringing back the private company will cause another 9-11.TSA screener work very hard to protect the american public and getting rid of them would be a slap in the face.

By: Rick Levandowski

Rick Levandowski — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:14:14 +0000

TSA, what a joke.
The screeners have a fetish about shoes, coats, belts, and sliderules. The reality that anything can (and will someday) be used as a weapon escapes them - - the glass bottle from the bar just beyond the "strip search" area can be broken and carried onboard no sweat. They just can't think outside the box and as the previous poster remarked, you say anything and you're a trouble-maker (not the alert, informed, and citizen-corp/taxpayer).

By: JackLewis.net

JackLewis.net — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:25:35 +0000

Around the Blogosphere
Judicial restraint The Volokh Conspiracy The Peabody Awards for Fictional News WizBang Bye-bye TSA Outside the Beltway, Michelle Malkin, WizBang...

By: The Q Speaks

The Q Speaks — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:18:21 +0000

And they all rejoiced
Apparently the Transportation Security Administration "is slated for dismantling," according to a Washington Post story. No surprise, this has been met with enthusiasim among the right bloggers.

By: Scott Dillard

Scott Dillard — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 15:29:55 +0000

Can we start profiling now, please?

By: John Thacker

John Thacker — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:56:05 +0000

At the time of creation, Republicans and Bush half-heartedly opposed creating the TSA and thus federalizing security. But it polled extremely well, and the Democrats started attacking Congressional Republicans for "threatening security" by holding up the bill based on it. So, they caved.

It would be practically miraculous if they got rid of it now.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:49:11 +0000

To DCL's comment I'll only add, I still don't quite get why we have a Dept. of Homeland Security, let alone the TSA.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:22:36 +0000

9/11 didn't happen because of lapse in security. The hijackers took note of the system's weaknesses and exploited them. We could have plugged the holes without standing up this new bureaucracy which hasn't improved security one iota. The only thing it's managed to do is to place another burden on the flying public, and if you complain then you are singled out as a troublemaker.