Senate Dems back increase in air travel fee to close funding shortfall at TSA

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• Just think of the money saved and the hassels prevented if only they would profile. Political Correctness at it's worse.

  • Just think we could get the Isrealis to teach them how to do this. When was the last time anybody heard about a jet airliner leaving Isreal with a terrorist on board, or a bomber, a psycho islamist, in fact the Isrealis don't have any terrorist problems inside Ireal proper, just those nutbag Palestinians causing trouble, once in a while they come out toss a few rocks and go home no problem.
    That ought to get the dark drip and oblivia going.

• I would give a little bit more to the TSA agent if they would afford me a "reach around" next time. Same for the National Socialist Democrat politicians.

  • Just a kiss, a cuddle and a "Thank You" would be worth a few bucks.

    • From the pictures I've seen, I'm not in the mood.

      • I want to organize a National When Harry met Sally Day, where everybody called out for a pat(there's an anamoly in the crotch area)down, stands still and does their best Meg Ryan impersonation. Loudly.

        • that's actually kinda genius

      • You better get "in the mood" if you intend to fly.

        I know United Airlines once said "come fly the friendly skies", but I do believe that the TSA has become far, far too friendly.

• This is just another reason to drive and give up flying unless you are crossing an ocean. No doubt, they exempted themselves from paying this fee. Hells bells its just another tax is all it truly is.

• How about cutting the Union kickbacks to the Democommie's.
  That would be waaaay more than $350M.

• Well I have to agree there, sorry nss, if we HAVE to have the TSA, let the cost of it be borne by those who (allegedly) benefit most from it, air travelers. At least this way there is a direct linkage of cost/benefit; travelers may opt not to fly at all, putting downward pressure on the bureaucracy from all quarters, including the airlines themselves, and there ends up a crude approximation of a free-market dynamic: it has to make itself better.

  --Between those two options, at least. Cutting elsewhere, etc., aside.

  • I never fly anymore. Why shoudl I pay for TSA? And passengers are already paying more for tickets, with less service more fees, and dangerous aircraft? I say we dump TSA, Utilize our National Guard (who are supposed to be HERE guarding America wihile the regular forces are fighting elsewhere, give them a class on air traffuc safety taught by members of the Mossad and take that extra money into paying off some bills You know, the ones with the highest interest rate first, then the next highest, Just like they teach in CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING!

  • Let the airlines manage their own security? Just a thought since I doubt that they are eager to have their planes used as guided missiles again. Get the Feds out at any rate.

    • That was the comment I was going to add but you put it up first. If the airlines provided their own security or at least the airports had the option things would be smoother, people (especially little old ladies) wouldn't get groped neither would children. If it's good enough for the SanFran airport where Nancy PIGLOSI flys into and out of when she goes home then it's good enough for the rest of the country.

    • Come on . . . if your want to professionalize you've got to federalize!

      • Come on don't be like dick turbin and chuck U schumer.

• "Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said the $315 million in funding would otherwise come from taxpayers and argued it is better to stick passengers who rely on TSA with the bill."

  Yea another democrap who likes to "stick it" to the normal folks....They don't rely on the TSA, they get fondled and abused by the TSA. Only in a frackin' liberal world do you have to get paid to be abused and your suppose to be happy about it...