Bob Franken is undoubtedly joking about this, but honestly: why not? What are they going to do - make the the country less secure?

SECURITY Replace those TSA officers people with guards from Blackwater. It won't make the search lines move any faster but it sure as hell will cut down on the whining about it.

We don't like his politics, but we like where his head's at. It's either this or another half-decade of having these idiots confiscate pudding and miss knives:

Porter says he accidentally left his Swiss Army knife in his backpack as he went through the TSA check point, an all too common mistake. Thankfully, the TSA agent spotted his package of pudding and confiscated it, missing the knife completely... Inside [his backpack TSA] found a package of unopened Hunts Pudding Snacks in my lunch. He confiscated the pudding "it's a liquid" and sent me on my way. Absurd, but forgettable. However later in the day I had a layover, and was going through my backpack looking for a pen and came across my Swiss Army Knife with a 4" locking blade... . the hand searcher got thrown off his game by the delicious, and apparently dangerous pudding

Petulant and apathetic morons are given virtually unlimited authority over millions of rushed and nervous passengers every day. It's hardly surprising that - as small-minded bureaucrats are wont to do - they wield it in the pettiest and most incompetent ways imaginable.

References:
* Air Travel Unravelled [HuffPo]
* TSA Confiscates Pudding, Misses Knife [Consumerist]
* It's Time For Another Rant About the TSA - Hardline On 1oz Pepsi, Not So Much On Boxcutters [Video] [MR]
* TSA Good At Grabbing Cups From Toddlers and Humiliating Mothers, Not So Good With Potential Bombs [MR]

Previously:
* Public Security In Los Angeles Sucks Disgracefully
* Airport Security in This Country is a Bad Joke
* Q: Could Airport Security Suck Worse?