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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?

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  • Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:05 PM

    Power Trippers

    I was in a very long, slow-moving check-point line at the airport a few months ago, and frankly, I really had to pee. When a few machines shut down, causing all the lines to crawl, I turned to my traveling companion and looked up, as if to say "Why, lord?". One of the slow-moving, but clearly "power"-mad "officers" approached me and loudly said "If you roll your eyes at me once more you're going to the back of the line!"

    I wasn't even looking at her! These losers are looking for a way to make trouble and stick it to travelers. After I had made it through, 2 separate strangers approached me and told me they heard the commotion and thought it was ridiculous, but we all agreed, there is no one to complain to...

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