Napaliatano will comment that the system worked as intended. After all the error was discovered and dealt with and noone died.

Now when we get a body count of hundreds or thousands then she will say that we are looking into what happened.

Aptly described as 'Security Theater'. As long as you can maintain a facade of 'effectiveness', it doesn't matter what the REALITY is. We can't look askance at anyone who might be suspicious, we must treat everyone the same lest someone take offense. Yeah, like we've got a real rash of aged grannies taking bombs on planes. But it plays well with the critics - and isn't it more important the TSA get good reviews than actually be functional and efficient?

Now, behind the scenes, we find the actors doing what actors do when they're NOT on stage. Isn't it a surprise to find they're not taking their roles seriously?

And yet...

"An immediate review of closed-circuit television tapes verified that no passengers or items entered the sterile area while the gate was unsecure," the TSA said in a statement.

If the TSA were a private company, nobody would stand for the delays and shoddy performance. But instead, it's a government agency with all the efficiency THAT implies.

"Unionizing the TSA will encourage its members to be more lazy and less vigilant."

Good Lord! Is that possible?

I can't wait to see if any of the three suspended TSA workers has a muslim background.

my sister-in-law used to a District Attorney. She once told me: "We only catch the stupid ones!"

alQueda is evil but they are not stupid. They see the cracks, and working to exploit them. But for a young Dutch film student we'd still be sifting through the wreckage in a Detroit suburb looking for clues amidst the hundreds of dead!!

And the Nigerian himself screwed up the procedure for igniting the bomb. We can't count on too many strokes of luck.

tic...tic...tic...

Not to fear, Barry's on the job; while golfing, playing tennis, snorkling, playing hoops.....

Left unattended for an hour and a half? The Agents must have been doing something more important like watching up until recently, one of Barrys daily impromptu self indulgent speeches about what a great job Hes doing..

dum asses

Wow. The GOP spaz-out over this incident sure has come back to bite them in the ass.

Keep up the good work.

The hits just keep on coming.

Errol Southers - Brocko's Affirmitive Action pick to keep us safe. He may be corrupt, but hey...he's properly 'diverse':

"HONOLULU -- President Obama's pick to lead the Transportation Security Administration has provided Congress inconsistent reports about -- and regrets for -- running background checks on his then-estranged wife's boyfriend two decades ago..."-via Fox News

Heckuva job, Barry!

"Wow. The GOP spaz-out over this incident sure has come back to bite them in the ass."

Care to explain how that is? Maybe all you idiotic libs are happy with the performance of the TSA these days, but nobody else is.

This s not a GOP issue this is an issue for everyone who doesn't care to be the next victim of islam.

Yeah, I'd give the TSA a good solid B+ here.

"Wow. The GOP spaz-out over this incident sure has come back to bite them in the ass.

Keep up the good work."

Yo' Adri ann,

Barry's number's slummin in the lower 30's, Jobz, nowhere in sight accept for new Homeland security and TSA positions..

I think its You and Seizer that are getting thier ass chewed.

So where was the imperail storm troopers of EMPORER PALPATINE OBAMA and DARTH BIDEN? Taking a coffee break?

Just remember, these people want to run our health care.

"Just remember, these people want to run our health care."

Hey, I work in health care! Does that mean that I will get guaranteed pay raises regardless of how crappy a job I do? And I get to loaf around and take frequent breaks?

Heck, I'm going to have to reconsider this ObamaCare thing. It sounds like a pretty good deal.

After all the nice thing about health care is that if you bother me with a lot of complaining I can just let you die. That'll shut you up.

If the TSA unionizes and if a terrorist successfully blows up one of our airplanes, you can be sure that the union will make absolutely certain that the blame gets shifted to everyone else in the government but its members.

Obama is pushing unionizing the TSA, so the blame for its failure should fall on him. If that wakes up the American people to the dismal job Obama and Napolitano are doing then at least there's a chance at fixing the real problem come election day 2010 and 2012. New bumper sticker "It's the leadership, stupid".

I know what your saying Mac. But when I look around at Barack, Joe, Rahm, Nancy, Harry and the cabinet, honestly the thought that seems more appropriate to me is, "It's the stupid leadership."

"What is even more worrying is that TSA employees want to unionize"

Sure they do. You can't cover your incompetent ass unless you have a union.

Hurry up and unionize these poor agents. Wouldn't want anyone to lose his/her job for incompetence.

If the TSA is unionized this will happen continuously because they have to have their breaks. Right now at any given moment at Bradley airport in Windsor Locks CT you will find 3-5 TSA agents eating in the food court. It's never less than 3 at a time, and it seems to go on non-stop.

In light of recent events; NW 253, Newark Liberty lockdown and all the other cumulative harassments and now this... and as much as I used to like flying, those days are over. I am not paying for the privilege of putting up with any of this crap any longer.