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Friday, July 11, 2008 12:00 AM

Ask the pilot

Propped up by a culture of fear, TSA has become a bureaucracy with too much power and little accountability. Where will the lunacy stop?
By Patrick Smith

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  • Friday, July 11, 2008 10:54 AM

    LanierThrill73

    Careful. I understand the sentiment, but that's sure to detract from the real issue, which is that in general the people most attracte to power are the last ones who should have it.

    I'm from a rocky mountain state and I can tell the caucasian TSA people at home-all gung ho about protecting Bum Fuck Montana from the terrorists-make the big city TSA people (who seem to represent many ethnicities, including caucasian) seem positively chill.

    As a side comment, New York TSA people have by-and-large been extremely curteous and have exhibited a sense of humor I can only assume comes from dealing with too many people every day to sweat each one.

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