If I don't want to drive that far then I don't go. To me taking off and going half the way across the country to see the sites there is a waste of money as we have many sites to see right here at home that I've not seen yet. I guess traveling all over the place while young and in the Navy wore me out on traveling

Homeland security for blatant redundancy. TSA for focusing on passenger intimidation. Look, if liquids were dangerous we would have had at least one trash barrel at a TSA station explode in the past ten years. Airline security has been left up to the passengers. As sad as that seems it is probably one deterrent to hijackings. Those guys know that gun or not the odds are stacked against them once they are trapped on the plane with angry folks who are tired of having their rights trampled.

As for TSA, I suggest an intense universal training program and complete background checks. This comes with a pay grade that would attract qualified candidates.

It's not like we don't have problems that need to be addressed.

I am pretty sure that the number of explosive devices that can be concealed in a baby diaper that can destroy an airplane are 0.

So, no need to strip-search babies.

The cabin doors are locked, so the hijack threat is next to eliminated. Therefore knives are not a big deal.

A eye-sight spot check and pat down of any area that seems suspiciously 'bulgy'.

If there's a credible threat then bust out the x-ray machines, otherwise leave 'em in the office.