The Daily Grope: More security, more fatalities
Here’s your daily serving of news on TSA groping and gawking: We won’t fly offers a primer on the topic. A defense of profiling. The article TSA pats down a screaming toddler makes me think the terrorists have already won. The campaign to “make air travel safe” will result in more travel fatalities. Woman alleges sexual assault by TSA workers. A man writes about being groped, saying “Remember […]
The Daily Grope: TSA out of control
More news on the federal government in your pants. A video from CNN. Another video, “the TSA is out of control.” From Facebook, National opt-out of porno-scanner day Where there’s an opportunity, there’s an entrepreneur: Flying pasties. The Orlando Airport is kicking out the TSA. Sort of–the TSA still sets the rules. ReasonTV on how we all now fly on “Con Air.” A note from a friend: “Just praying […]
U.S. transportation chief: We’ll disable your cell phones
Proof that the condition known as being a control freak knows no partisan boundaries, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (former Republican member of Congress) says “There’s a lot of technology out there now that can disable phones [in cars] and we’re looking at that.” The target, of course, is “distracted driving,” which in its serious form is already illegal. No word yet on whether LaHood […]
The Daily Grope: Body searches for toddlers
A U.S. Army sergeant heading back to Afghanistan writes about the new TSA groping protocol. Afghan citizens get more respectful treatment from the U.S. Army than U.S. citizens get from the TSA. The title of the article in which is comments appear: Body searching children: No for the US Army, Yes for the TSA.” He adds, “it seems as if the bureaucracy has become so obsessed […]
Congress in session? Sell now!
I love seeing human ingenuity in action. Here’s the latest example I’ve come across: Congressional Effect Management is an investment company with a distinct guiding principle: When Congress is in session, the stock market goes down; when it’s not in session, the market goes up. The company says it has empirical proof of that principle, which guides its mutual fund. In theory it sounds like a great […]
Upton the Bulb Banner
Fred Upton, the Republican responsible for setting in place the impending ban on the incandescent light bulb, is getting more attention, this time from Politico, which notes that his rival for the chairmanship of the House committee with jurisdiction over energy policy is hoping to score some political points. Politico says that Upton, who hails from Michigan’s Sixth district (Kalamazoo/Benton Harbor) has defended the ban, saying […]
Close Calls in the Minnesota Senate
If you’re a state senator who got less than 52 percent of the vote, you’re part of the vulnerable 8. Of those, 6 are Republicans, and 2 are Democrats. Republicans with less than 52 percent of the vote: Paul Gazelka SD12 John Pederson SD15 Jeremy Miller SD31 Ted Daley SD38 Don Hall SD40 Ted Lillie SD56 Democrats getting less than 52 percent of the vote: Terri […]