TSA = Totally Sucks Ass

Has anyone else noticed how incompetent the TSA is? It's almost a miracle that there hasn’t been another terrorist incident with those people in charge of things. The pre 9-11 luggage screeners were the most moronic high school drop-outs in America, yet thankfully they were "at will" employees. After the horrific events of 9-11, I, like many others, assumed that there would be sweeping changes with regards to airport safety. I was personally overjoyed when I heard that all the "old school" baggage screeners were being let go and replaced with Federal Employees. Much to my chagrin, when I took my first post 9-11 flight I was floored when I saw that the very same idiotic high school drop-outs were still there, yet this time they had a TSA patch on their sleeve. Does anyone else have a problem with this?? Did these people somehow become MORE qualified by simply putting on a new uniform?? I am firmly of the belief that if someone can’t spell the word "bomb" then they should be in no position to try and find one hidden in someone's luggage.

Do I have a solution? OF COURSE I DO! Let’s imagine for a minute that you are a terrorist. The first line of defense in the airport is the security checkpoints manned by the TSA. Would you be scared of those people? Would those lazy, fat, uneducated "screeners" deter you from your goal of killing people? The answer is of course NO. We need to look at what the Israelis are doing. Instead of placing bumbling morons at checkpoints, we need to have SOLDIERS with GUNS stationed there. A show of force and intimidation is what will deter terrorists, not overpaid idiots talking in "street slang" to one another.

I propose we use the National Guard and the reserves to man all airports in the United States. First of all the visual deterrent is extremely powerful. Secondly, they are already being paid so we would save millions of dollars that would be going towards the salaries of the TSA. This money could then be put into further security measures such as new improved screening machines that detect explosives. It could also be put towards buying more trained dogs, given that they can cost upwards of $25,000 each! The most important reason is that a trained soldier, especially one that has seen combat, is far more likely to spot and stop a terrorist than any TSA junkie out there.