I realize that you don't live in an area with many high-activity airports, but I'm sure if you did, you'd realize the disaster the TSA has become. In retrospect, there is no good reason why airport security should not have remained private.
The last time I flew, an international flight to Amsterdam, was back in December. Average wait time at the height of traffic (at Minneapolis/St. Paul International) was 5 minutes, tops. I wasn't bothered or fazed by the new liquid container regulation. I stuck all my large liquid bottles of soap, shampoo, toothpaste, shaving cream, into my checked in baggage. Nor was I bothered by the 52 pound limit of my luggage, even though my luggage weighed about 46 pounds.
You're biggest beef has been with Mineta. Always has been.