[Tacis]

Hey, I believe that federalized airport security forces would do every bit as good a job of keeping bad guys off airplanes as the FBI and INS have done in keeping bad guys out of the country. If these guys did become federal employees, my bet is that the staff picture at most airports would look a lot like the team photo of the local NBA team.

[Vis Numar]

A total loser issue for the Republicans to be on the wrong side of. IT gives the security issue to the Dems. How can Republicans paint Dems as soft on terrorism when they won't even pass a bill to protect airline passengers?

The best hope that comes out of this mess is that we wind up with these private security firms being subsidized by the Gov't to provide higher pay and benifits. This would be the worst outcome, as the same people would still be employed, just getting paid more!

I've been through customs many times, and if the security were set up as it is, it would be much better than it is currently. Bush should have never buckled to DeLay's stupid arguments. Instead, he could have argued for having a tough set of standards for firing employees.

Anyway, I think this will wind up coming back to haunt DeLay. No way will the Dems compromise, why should they? THey've got a 100-0 Senate vote to campaign on against moderate House Republicans that voted against this!