Exactly right. One idiot underwear bomber and we are no longer America. We are abandoning our freedom to respond to the actions of a few dozen “terrorsts”.
Using Israel as an example of “how to do it” is adding insult to injury[/quote]
Agreed. WP has a great article on Israel security.
“I suspect the real reason for the outrage over body scanners and pat-downs is that the majority of Americans are finally experiencing the kind of discomforting scrutiny that has long been routine for those who are repeatedly profiled and humiliated. As long as it was someone else, it didn’t matter.”