Now, I’m normally a Westin kinda person, but I enjoyed seeing J.W. Marriott Jr. point out that “the government has made it far more difficult for foreigners to travel to the U.S., costing the nation tens of billions in lost revenue and hundreds of thousands of jobs“.
My favorite part:
Marriott said he has met repeatedly with officials at the State Department and other government agencies, but they have been largely unresponsive.“We keep talking and they look at us and say, ‘We’re protecting the country,’ ” Marriott said.
Yeah, protecting us to death.
Maybe I’m a little sensitive to this stuff, living in a city that was called “among the world’s worst economies” by a new study.
Anyway, it’s time to “take a sensible approach to air security” based on reality, not fear. Maybe we could get man’s best friend into the act. After all, dogs don’t profile.
In Closing: pterosaurs; “the official dietary recommendations are not sufficient for preventing obesity“; instant gratification; Senate passes “food safety bill” that kindly omits meat, poultry, and eggs (but does create a bureaucracy, so it’s all good, right?); homecoming; banks get richer off our money; 8 million fewer credit card users; privatizing Social Security is still a dumb idea!; and Sue Lowden is shocked — just shocked! — that Chickens for Healthcare didn’t send her to the Senate.
The money grubbing senators tripped on their respective dicks by intiating a tax or fee from the senate. (“Blue Slip,” That’s the House’s job)
Let’s hope Montesanto et a land the overly insecure (Lions and tigers and terrorists EVERYWHERE! Oh My!) get the kick in the teeth they deserve and this falls to the next session.
on another rant… I will never fly again. This country was founded on guarantees of security of person not personal security. It takes intestinal fortitude to live free(ly.) On 911, the only hijackers who failed were foiled by brave free Americans.
Dang, I hit the wrong key during spell check… Should read: “Montesanto et al and…”