Airport Security - Knee Jerk Reactions

After the news release of the Christmas terrorist attack on the Northwest Airlines flight into Detroit, the brain trust of the Airport Security and the Transportation Security Authority when into high gear with idiotic actions. We immediately were informed that effective immediately that all flights coming into the United States from overseas would initiate rules that would not
allow passengers to use the bathroom during the last hour of flight before arrival. Furthermore, there would be no issue of blankets or pillows during the last hour of flight.

There have already been several incidents of airport closures because of unusual or unexplained incidents. One comes to mind yesterday of the airport that was closed, passengers who had already boarded flights waiting to take off were required to go thru the security screening for the second time. All because an alert went out stating that someone had entered and exited a baggage screening area by the wrong direction.

Eight years ago the Shoe Bomber, Richard Reid attempted to blow up a plane. For the past eight years we as passengers have been required to remove our shoes when going through Airport Security. Now we have the Nigerian terrorist who has quickly been labeled by the media as the Underwear Bomber. Whats next? Will we be required to remove our.....oh wait a minute. I don't want to go there! I am just asking that common sense prevail.