'60 Minutes' Skewers the No-fly List

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<p>Am I too skeptical? The ‘60 Minutes’ feature last night regarding the federal (TSA) No-fly list was comical, complete with stuttering bureaucrats from the TSA and the FBI. Let’s start with the premise that everyone wants flawless security and that it probably makes sense to keep the names of the dead 9-11 hijackers on the list (imitators, etc.), but “Robert Johnson,” come on!!! I wonder if American billionaire Robert Johnson shares this problem when he flies commercial airlines.</p>

<p>And I can’t help but feel that once again the Bush administration is employing secrecy and security as an excuse for hubris.</p>

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<p>Ted Kennedy was on the no-fly list when it first came out. Regardless of your political views, I hardly think a US Senator is a terrorist risk on a commercial jet.</p>

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<p>My neighbor’s 12 year old son is on the list too.</p>

<p>It’s so bizarre it’s almost comical.</p>

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<p>Post 9-11, msot of us gave the benefit of the doubt to the various things the government was doing. Unfortunately, no one seems to be learning from their mistakes and dropping the things that are foolish or are otherwise not working.</p>