Kansas Senator: Terrorists Could Infiltrate Fort Leavenworth by … Submarine?
Gimme a break, Pat.
Government
The Torch Has Been Passed
A thoroughly pissed-off Gen. George Washington to British Lt. General Thomas Gage (Aug. 19, 1775): I have taken Time, Sir, to make a strict Inquiry, and find it has not the least Foundation in Truth. Not only your Officers, and…
Airport Security Seizes Three-Year-Old’s Fart Gun
Making the world that much safer.
Cops: We “Expected Privacy” Because We Tried to Smash All the Cameras
It was totally unfair that the victims had a backup set.
TSA: Terror Sorority Alert
Seriously, I'm already way behind on other stuff—could the TSA stop doing stupid $&*# for maybe 48 hours? Is that possible? Today's report (thanks, Erika) is that thousands of passengers were delayed for hours at Hobby Airport in Houston, many…
Morrissey Claims TSA Officer Groped Him
“Last night I felt … that somebody groped me….”
New TSA Administrator Explains, Part II
Update: I did watch the rest of the hearing yesterday (see “New TSA Administrator to Explain How Agency Will Fail Differently From Now On” (July 29)), although to be honest I just sort of listened to it in the background while…
New TSA Administrator to Explain How Agency Will Fail Differently From Now On
Can he reduce the failure rate below 95.7 percent? Only time will tell.
Town Says It Will Prosecute Official (Part II)
Update: The Simolaris Incident was still infuriating people at this week’s board meeting, according to a more recent report by the Lowell Sun. Simolaris and town manager John Curran argued about who had committed the greater sin, and the forum…
Town Says It Will Prosecute Official Who Did Something Useful
George Simolaris is a member of the Board of Selectmen (the town council) in Billerica, Massachusetts. According to him, some of the crosswalks around town have become unsafe because the paint has faded, and it's been taking forever to get…