TSA - The Gift that Keeps On Giving

Okay, we all know about the child-groping and the grandma-stripping. But take away the Hands of Blue and TSA goons probably get a lot less creepy, right? I mean, there are non-theater-related things you can do to make airline flight more secure, right? Things that somebody pretty much has to do in these paranoia-ruled days. And with all their databases and lavish funding, the TSA would seem to be the perfect fit for those mundane administrative tasks. Right? Surely the good goons and wogoons of the TSA won't screw up those necessary but non-confrontational things, when they have the luxury of practicing them out of the harsh public light. Right?

Uh...right?

More than 10 percent of the TSA’s identification badges have errors that could compromise airport security, a new audit has found.

Omissions and inaccuracies ranging from birthdates and birthplaces to incorrect assessments of security threats abound in identification badges assigned to the approximately 900,000 people who have unescorted access to secure areas of airports, according to a report from the Department of Homeland Security inspector general.

“The safety of airport workers, passengers, and aircraft is at risk due to the vulnerabilities in the airport operator badging process,” the report said.

Oh, just shut the whole thing down and let the McDonald's employment glut get a little worse.