Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Airport Patdowns

Former Minnesota Governor and wrestling icon Jesse Ventura, known in wrestling circles as 'The Body", is tired of being groped in airports. So he has filed a lawsuit to end the pat downs he regularly gets when passing through, as a result of the titanium hip he has had since 2008.

Good luck, Governor. The terrorists have won, as witnessed by the invasions of privacy at airports such as what you deal with, and also by the waits innocent US citizens are forced to endure at auto crossings from Canada. Especially now, in light of the bombing at Moscow's largest airport. Such incidents will more likely only further embolden the searchers.

But it is good that someone is taking a stand. We're a decade past 9/11 now, and time shows that those terrorists were actually very lucky to have accomplished what they did. If we are the land of the free and home of the brave, then we need to reassess exactly how we do business. Otherwise, well, the bad guys have won.

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