We are All Suspects

There's a part of me that feels somewhat guilty for returning to the blogosphere with a rant of such obvious and overexposed nature. Pat downs have been talked, written and debated to a numbing degree. But what interests me is not the sudden affection of the TSA and the media storm that has followed (and fueled) it. Rather, I haven't found anyone who raises two points.

1) The pat down assumes we are all guilty

When political correctness meets power, you get the TSA screening. Everyone is considered a potential threat, everyone is a potential terrorist: old, young, children, nuns, war veterans- we are all equally guilty. In biblical terms, it's an original sin on all mankind. In PC terms, it's a the belief that everyone is capable of hijacking a plane or smuggling a bomb onboard.

In college I was the only student in a feminist phlosophy class. I thought that as a philosophy major it would open my perspective to new theories and ideas. Instead, what I found was an angry aged lesbian manhater who taught that all men are potential rapists. Patricia Schroder would have fallen in love.

In that same vein, the Obama administration thinks all Americans are potential terrorists. History is not needed. Perspective is not wanted. Reagan once said that the solutions to our problems are not complex; they are just hard. The solution to the terrorist problem and the TSA screening process is not complex. It just needs a real leader to implement it because it is hard.

2) The pat down is a consequence of the Obama Administration's policy towards the middle east

The Obama administration has consistently dealt with terrorism as a crime. The recent unsuccessful civilian trial of Ahmed Ghailani is only the latest in a series of appeasements and misunderestimations of who and what militant islam is. When Obama announced the Freedom of the Press Act in 2009 in honor of the peaceful religion's beheading victim, he spoke of "the loss of Daniel Pearl". The loss- a magnificent use of the passive voice. Only, Daniel Pearl wasn't lost... he didn't die of cancer. He was murdered.

I thought of Mrs. Pearl who heard the President utter those words and wondered what she thought.

This is the attitude of the Obama administration since day 1. When terrorism became "man made disasters" and war on terror became "overseas contingency operations". When islam was credited with the arch and math. When the ground zero mosque is defended and Kahlid Sheikh mohammad is tried in NYC (maybe he will be found guilty of a crime other than conspiracy...)

And how has islam responded? With underwear bombers and Times Square attempts. With renewed efforts to detroy us. With Germany and England under highest security alerts in recent years. Where is the peace? Where is the understanding? Wasn't Obama supposed to wave his hand, lower the seas and restore the world order?

No- islam is in anti-American overdrive. So TSA is tapping everyone's crotch because everyone is guilty and islam hasn't backed down. Despite Obama's embarrassing behavior and nonsensical policies

When I go home on Thursday and get my pat down at Reagan Airport... I'll remember how the place's namesake dealt with evil: we win, they lose.

If only the current President could learn that lesson.