The TSA – Just As Incompetent As I Thought

I’ve always thought that the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) is a joke. Nothing makes me more upset that being strip-searched by an overweight, underpaid, and rude TSA “officer” who believes by tube of toothpaste is an elaborate scheme to blow up a plane. (Yes, I do realize that the last sentence will put me on the watch list)

I wasn’t surprised then, that a man allegedly circumvented security Friday at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina.

And by “circumventing security” I mean that he walked past security. The official word from the TSA is:

It’s too soon to say whether there was malicious intent or whether it was someone who was confused.

The incident, of course, caused problems for passengers as planes were searched and passengers de-boarded. The man was never found, but my guess is that he got on his plane, flew to Minnesota (or wherever he was going) then drove home and went to bed.

But it doesn’t really matter, does it? I mean, a guy walks past the crack-pot squad of security and they’re worried about me talking off my shoes! In my opinion, there’s a much better way to spend the billions of dollars that go into the TSA…