"You ask me, we are going to get it again, and good. And this time, we will only have ourselves to blame."

Sad but true, I'm afraid. Time to stop being reactionary and handle things in a proactive manner.

Of course, where do you start and where does the line get drawn???
Here's what Ben Franklin thought:
In 1755 (Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, Tue, Nov 11, 1755), Franklin wrote: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

What do we deserve??????
Something to think about....
Delta/TSA had no problem checking my orange-tagged luggage, but they called me on my mini-maglite, which I carry on the plane. (they didn't take it away though; I politely asked them if they actually thought the aisle lighting would really work in an emergency, and that was that).

MP