Comments on: Government vs. Common Sense

By: PJ

PJ — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Amen. I flew over the July 4th holiday, and the screeners were there en masse. Doing nothing. Questioning no one. No one asked me about my birthday present carry-on, a ceramic cookie jar with a tightly closed lid. It was a big joke. But no one was offended, and lots of union guys now have cushy jobs.

I think the terrorists will try to attack via air, precisely because of the humiliation to our security it would afford. Bush will then lose, Kerry will win, and we will become Israel.

By: ras

ras — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

One hopes the “civil rights training” provided to the pilots includes a lengthy session on the 2nd amendment.
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By: Pierre Legrand

Pierre Legrand — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Yup at the very least this article highlights some very serious problems with our Government. They are part of the problem and it looks like it will take a few or more thousand of us to die before we get motivated enough to fix it.

Pierre Legrand

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

“Our government is actively working against the use of common sense in combating terrorism.”

This is exactly the conclusion I have arrived at as well.

I also think that the innocent people who are a part of the class being profiled are protected just as much as anyone else by this action. They need to realize it is for their benefit as well as the entire population.

I don’t expect many to understand that though, they will be too busy screaming “Discrimination!”.

By: Bryan C

Bryan C — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Until I read the article I had no idea that airlines were being punished for these obvious security precautions. Maybe that’s part of the problem. If the airlines loudly and repeatedly made this sort of nonsnese public then it’d be much more embarassing to the gov’t then to them.

Imagine the impact of airlines publically stating “Well, we’d like to actually make you safer, instead of just inconveniencing you. But the government has other priorities they believe are more important.”

By: RedLion

RedLion — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

No more than two of any particular persuasion? Odd. Of the past four times I’ve flown since March 10th, I’ve been singled out for just such extra security measures every single time. If memory serves, all of whom were singled out were white males, although there might have been a female or two.

By: Classical Values

Classical Values — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Terror in the skies? Or in the courts?
Is it conceivable that terrorists or their supporters might resort to litigation as one means of pursuing their goals? I don’t know, but I have something I thought I should share. James Lileks makes an excellent point while contemplating a…

By: The Pink Flamingo Bar Grill

The Pink Flamingo Bar Grill — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Terror in the Skies Again…or how Donald Sensing is trying his best to discredit this story.
The FBI was skeptical of its agents when they wanted to examine Moussaui’s computer, Atta’s roommates telephone number was on that computer, one opportunity to stop 9/11, poof. Cause? Political Correctness and a unhealthy skepticism of the sort that ca…

By: BoiFromTroy

BoiFromTroy — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Trojan Huddle: Monday Morning QB edition
Monday morning is the day for second-guessing; it is always easier to be quarterbacking when you know what happened the day before…and today’s blogosphere is in a tizzy over things said over the weekend: The Government is hurting its own…