TSA follies

The Internets bring to me today two more proofs that the TSA couldn't pour piss from a boot. (The Transportation Safety Administration is the group of tireless federal wanna-be cops who protect us from 4-ounce shampoo bombs at airports).

From Jim Wright, we learn of the idiocy of TSA's screening list. It seems that James Robinson is one of the terrorists on the list. Except, as Jim points out rather humorously, "James Robinson" isn't exactly an uncommon name in the US.

From the folks at Unqualified Offerings, we read of an O'Hare TSA Einstein-in-waiting who decided to see if he could climb on the outside of a plane and cause damage.

Seriously, folks, we have got to get realistic about security. The current trend of looking for Osama Bin Laden under everybody's bed is stupid, wasteful and counter-productive. It's not an issue in the current election cycle but damn it, it should be.

You Might Be Rich If...

You can't remember how many houses you own.

Edited 8/22/08: For the record, the question here is McCain's judgment. McCain says that "the economy's fine," but he's so out of touch with things economic that he doesn't know how many houses he owns. How would he know that the economy's fine? After all - he's the last to be hit. (Beer distributorships are considered highly recession-proof.)

Also for the record, both candidates are rich, and I don't want to take a single house from John McCain. However, I would like my Presidential candidate to have some awareness of the economic situation.