The Audacity of Stupidity
“I understand people’s frustration”
So says the leader of the free world Barack Hussein Obama.
No, he wasn’t talking about the frustration he saw in the results of the midterm election. Nor was he talking about the frustration created by the ideas proposed by his crack team of economic experts that are suggesting raising the age for Social Security to 69 and eliminating the tax deduction for the interest paid on home mortgages. He’s not talking about the frustration being shown by those of us with health insurance now that our premiums are being slammed by double digit increases to cover the cost of those that don’t pay anything or the frustration of the millions of unemployed who put their faith in the Hope and Change Express only to be run over by a freight train of debt that has done nothing but raise the country’s balance due to China by $3 trillion.
He’s not talking about the myriad of other frustrations that Americans are feeling, made evident by his approval ratings which are dropping faster than Barney Frank’s soap on rope in the Congressional Intern locker room.
No, the president is talking about the frustration felt by Americans who would rather not have their privates viewed naked, patted, grabbed or prodded just for the privilege of boarding an airplane. It is also the frustration felt by most regular travelers that these rules seem to be made up on the fly (no pun intended), changing without any real forethought or proof that any of these ideas will work.
What is most frustrating is that the TSA informed the president that the only way to keep American aero-travelers safe is to continue to subject them to x-rays that would likely be banned for medical treatment under the new ObamaCare program. To paraphrase the ineptitude of our official position: Racially profiling young Muslim men, who have in fact been responsible for every attack on an airliner to date, will not keep us safe, but getting a picture of Grandma’s vajayjay will. The whole thing is pathetic (pun definitely intended).
"One of the most frustrating aspects of this fight against terrorism is that it has created a whole security apparatus around us that causes huge inconvenience for all of us," said Obama, once again showing a level of cluelessness beyond that of mere mortal men, especially coming from a guy who doesn’t have to have a picture snapped of his Johnson every time he boards Air Force One.
No, Mr. President, it’s not that it’s inconvenient. It’s that it’s stupid.
With 30% to 40% of the cargo loaded onto commercial flights going uninspected the odds of a terrorist attempting to board a plane with a bomb up his ass is nil. The bad guys have moved on. They are looking for their best opportunity for success. The supposed good guys are still bringing a knife to a gunfight.
I fly a lot. And make no mistake about it; I want to be kept as safe as is humanly possible. But the measures being taken are strictly for show to deflect attention away from the fact that we are still pretty stupid when it comes to planning for what the terrorists are going to do next.
And stupid never kept anybody safe.
Airline safety, Barack Obama, terrorism, TSA
