[Psalm 73]

"a fellow in a "Don't Tread on Me" T-shirt....at LaGuardia, ....the TSA, who had decided to subject him to one of their enhanced pat-downs."

Love Steyn, but that's a poor example.
Most people with even a little bit of class don't wear t-shirts on a flight (certainly not logo shirts).
And anyway, this guy was supposed to do, what, slug it out with the TSA?
I know this is just how Steyn sets up his train-of-thought essays, and worse-case, Armaggedon-type scenario's bring in more dough than "bad-hair day" essays, but Americans will NOT go down with a whimper - I truly believe there are a large (huge) number who would prefer to go down swinging instead of kneeling.

[mewzilla]

What was that guy supposed to do?

Drive.

[PATRIOT1876]

*Americans will NOT go down with a whimper - I truly believe there are a large (huge) number who would prefer to go down swinging instead of kneeling. *

If the worst happens, we few remaining real Americans should remember the spirit of the Jim Carrey character in mask when it looked like he would lose the fight and possibly him life:

“I hope you enjoy your victory with one freakin’ eye!”

[Hildy]

Most people with class don’t wear T-Shirts? I don’t know what airline you’re flying, but the ones I am on have lots of T-shirts and I wouldn’t say they were “classless” people. Out of curiousity, how old are you?