[Cold Heat]

I agree with the first two pharagraphs....after that I loose you because you appear to be placing blame on a free and open country for not having enough security. The only reason they were able to pull this off is that WE didn;t think it could happen to US...Now we know better and we will deal with it.. Let us hold our blame and recriminations until the situation is delt with. As for the retoric I believe It can be blamed on anger, resentment,shock and a little bit of young idealism.

[Lazamataz]

I agree with the first two pharagraphs....after that I loose you because you appear to be placing blame on a free and open country for not having enough security.

Truth. I agree. There is also an implication that somehow Bush is the bad guy here, and I'm sorry, that is not fair, and it is CERTAINLY the wrong time for such an unfair recrimination.

[sneakypete]

>>after that I loose you because you appear to be placing blame on a free and open country for not having enough security.<<

I didn't/don't see it that way in relation to airport "security". The fact is we never had any at all. What we had was political pablum to convince the non-thinking people that gooberment was "doing something". All this "something" amounted to was insuring traveling was a supreme pain in the ass for innocent civilians. It obviously did nothing at all to deter any terrorists. Name ONE terrorist who was ever stopped or arrested because of the metal detectors,the lack of lockers in waiting rooms,or a minimum wage security guard. Now they are going to ban pocket knives and prohibit people from loading luggage at curbside. Just more BS and pablum to convince people they are "doing something".

OOOPS! There is ONE exception to this. The gooberment DID manage to totally eliminate smoking on aircraft,even going so far as to put smoke alarms in the toilets. At least they protected us all from the "dangers of second hand smoke",huh?

[gnarledmaw]

Far-stretching, endless Time
Brings forth all hidden things,
And buries that which once did shine.
The firm resolve falters, the sacred oath is shattered;
And let none say, "It cannot happen here".
-Sophocles