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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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  • Thursday, July 10, 2008 08:26 PM

    I can't get no respect

    I never have trouble with the TSA. I like to think I'm a cool, sort-of-possibly-dangerous guy, but they always let me through. I send stern e-mails to the White House, and I even googled a possible trip to Cuba, but they never have put me on any of their lists, and I always cruise right on through.

    I even buy one-way tickets, but it's always just, "Have a nice flight." I am a little disappointed not to seem more dangerous.

    P.S. I recommend you all check out one-way tickets. Many good deals plus ultimate flexibility. The era of the round-trip may be over.

    —timbuktom Read timbuktom's other letters

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