They are going to do “Chat Downs” because stopping a 20 year old Extremely Nervous Somali Male wearing Heavy Clothing in August is considered “Racial Profiling”, perhaps? Meanwhile, going into the Cargo Hold a la Lockerbie…..
John Mica is not saying that the TSA sucks, he’s saying that the incumbent’s TSA sucks. He wants to put another one in place run by “private” companies which draw their income from the public’s tax contributions and also public stock offerings. Presumably he feels this way based on the exemplary, exemplary conduct of the GSEs during the recent real estate market collapse / tax-payer fleecing hoe-down. What we want as taxpayers are more fascist-corporatist arrangements like this, especially when the firm in question will be charged with violating a specific amendment to the Constitution. What a sweet deal, though…not only does that company get to collect money from “customers” who are forced to pay it, but its officers and employees are protected from legal liability by corporate law. Day-um!
By the way, how does Mr. Mica know there are companies out there that can do the job cheaper and more efficiently? That’s sort of an odd thing for a congressman to say. Does he work for any of those companies? Is he on any boards? Is he a stock holder? Does he have friends in senior management? Maybe someone needs to have a “chat-down” with Mica.
Mica said the report, due out in the next couple of weeks, would be “sort of like the record of the Marx Brothers.”
Groucho or Karl? Meh, Either one would do in comparison to the TSA.
Then again, if you’re lonely and don’t have any aesthetic taste you could go to the airport and have “cheap date night”. Hi Zeppo, I’m DWH. I’m a pisces, I enjoy long walks on the beech, and… what? OH! Nevermind… that took me on a one way trip with no return flight.
They are going to do “Chat Downs” because stopping a 20 year old Extremely Nervous Somali Male wearing Heavy Clothing in August is considered “Racial Profiling”, perhaps? Meanwhile, going into the Cargo Hold a la Lockerbie…..
John Mica is not saying that the TSA sucks, he’s saying that the incumbent’s TSA sucks. He wants to put another one in place run by “private” companies which draw their income from the public’s tax contributions and also public stock offerings. Presumably he feels this way based on the exemplary, exemplary conduct of the GSEs during the recent real estate market collapse / tax-payer fleecing hoe-down. What we want as taxpayers are more fascist-corporatist arrangements like this, especially when the firm in question will be charged with violating a specific amendment to the Constitution. What a sweet deal, though…not only does that company get to collect money from “customers” who are forced to pay it, but its officers and employees are protected from legal liability by corporate law. Day-um!
By the way, how does Mr. Mica know there are companies out there that can do the job cheaper and more efficiently? That’s sort of an odd thing for a congressman to say. Does he work for any of those companies? Is he on any boards? Is he a stock holder? Does he have friends in senior management? Maybe someone needs to have a “chat-down” with Mica.
Don’t worry Alan, all we need to do is put “the right people” in charge of TSA and all will be well…..
Oh, I cannot WAIT for a chat-down session! That’s going to be more fun than I can put down here in words. So many things come to mind…
Mica said the report, due out in the next couple of weeks, would be “sort of like the record of the Marx Brothers.”
Groucho or Karl? Meh, Either one would do in comparison to the TSA.
Then again, if you’re lonely and don’t have any aesthetic taste you could go to the airport and have “cheap date night”. Hi Zeppo, I’m DWH. I’m a pisces, I enjoy long walks on the beech, and… what? OH! Nevermind… that took me on a one way trip with no return flight.
DWH