It's interesting that the Segway was used in the article as an analogy for a failed policy. Certainly the TSA belongs in the same category as the Segway.
I'm sure not gonna defend the TSA. I never thought federalizing airport security was going to really solve anything. Government, in general, doesn't solve problems. They just have really good meetings scheduled and write reports. But the TSA is "security by committee" and I've never been a big fan of the committee approach to anything. Consensus is the death of leadership.
But that said... what's so dang wrong with the Segway? There's some pretty nifty technical stuff going on there. While the machine has some interesting technology, and has some good applications that could work, they've been made by naysayers to look as if they're only for dorks. Their only problem is a marketing one. TSA's problem isn't marketing, it is substantive. It is actually the reverse of the segway's problem.