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Congressional report slams TSA as bloated, ineffective
The Transportation Security Administration is plagued by significant problems, a congressional report said Wednesday on the 10th anniversary of Congress creating the agency. According to the report "A Decade Later: A Call for TSA Reform," the problems include: A bloated bureaucracy with 65,000 workers. An ineffective agency with 25,000 security breaches in the last decade. A buyer of inadequate technology, including 500 advanced-imaging technology machines that are "easily… (travel.usatoday.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Well, there is common sense in that Mica had it drafted in the first place, but then Rockefeller says it's a testament to the them there has not been a major attack here since 911. I just don't think that the TSA is rsponsible for that. I think lucky is the more descriptive term. And then somebody says give the director more power. Read the comment string on the Article itself. There is no better opinion ther than here about the TSA
The TSA seems to forget, there hadn't been any terror attacks before 9/11 and their creation either. I get really tired of hearing the TSA gloat that they have prevented any more terror attacks.
Like being Alligator Control Officer at Thule- no alligator problems proves that you're doing a helluva good job.....
Another puzzler.....
At most major Airport Airline Terminals the Sheeple are shuffling along obediently in their stocking feet with their laptops in the little plastic bins, getting their genitals groped and photographed, etc.
And over at the Gold Plated Seat Buckle branch of aviation at the FBO on the other side of the same Airport, Daddy Warbucks is whisked through the gate and driven right up to the door of his G550 in his stretched Town Car. No Security, no frisking.... just hope it ain't Daddy Ben Ali Warbucks. Being rich doesn't make you a good guy- the late unlamented Ben Lauden was a multi billionaire.
A Business Jet isn't as formidable a weapon as a 767? Maybe not, but the DA2000 I flew had a MTOGW of 36,700(you could probably fudge that a little if you planned on crashing it into something- even the FAA can't violate Body Parts). That leaves room for an hour's fuel and a lot of explosives.
I know- I'm beating the s,,t out of a dead horse. The whole Aviation Security system is Kabuki Theater to drug the masses...
At most major Airport Airline Terminals the Sheeple are shuffling along obediently in their stocking feet with their laptops in the little plastic bins, getting their genitals groped and photographed, etc.
And over at the Gold Plated Seat Buckle branch of aviation at the FBO on the other side of the same Airport, Daddy Warbucks is whisked through the gate and driven right up to the door of his G550 in his stretched Town Car. No Security, no frisking.... just hope it ain't Daddy Ben Ali Warbucks. Being rich doesn't make you a good guy- the late unlamented Ben Lauden was a multi billionaire.
A Business Jet isn't as formidable a weapon as a 767? Maybe not, but the DA2000 I flew had a MTOGW of 36,700(you could probably fudge that a little if you planned on crashing it into something- even the FAA can't violate Body Parts). That leaves room for an hour's fuel and a lot of explosives.
I know- I'm beating the s,,t out of a dead horse. The whole Aviation Security system is Kabuki Theater to drug the masses...
I have seen both sides of it as there are a lot of FBO's that couldn't handle our plane and we had to get an Airline to handle it, and that put us thru all the hoopla of the Airline guys, but I am in agreement with you on the FBO's. Walk in the door and go to the plane. If all those $ were available all they had to do was buy a plane and go from there and all the TSA in the world wouldn't stop the. I hope somebody doesn't read this and securitize the FBO's, BUT, if so, it ain't my worry anymore, just more government jobs.
I am with Herb they are useless -- it would be more effective of a security measure to allow permit holders to carry on board the aircraft with a stipulation of the cartridges being mandated to be frangibles to prevent airframe damage. In most if not all cases those will become very polite flights