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!