11-23-10: TSA: America's Number One Joke (Plus: N.Korea attacks S.Korea)

* VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * Developers of Mosque Near Ground Zero Seek Federal Funds for Post-9/11 Rebuilding Video: S.Korea Scrambles Jets after N.Korea Border Attack on Fishing Village Video: ‘Exhausted' Woman Who Pleaded With President for Hope...Loses Her Job Video: Bobby Jindal: Whey are they worried about the terrorist rights and not our rights? Podesta calls on President to circumvent Congress Video: British Schoolchildren Taught Sharia Law in Weekend School Sessions Video: Incoming legislators participate in a lottery to determine who gets what office on Capitol Hill. Video: Irish Government Faces Collapse over Bailout The companies that produce the airport body scanners have lobbyists ready to help them with forthcoming legislative battles Video: Minorities Rally for School Choice in Chicago Speaking Loudly, But Doing Nothing on Trade Policy William R. Hawkins The administration claims that G20 and APEC meetings went well and the rest of the world has signed on to its proposals. The rest of the world has done no such thing, nor will it. Why Anwar al-Awlaki is a Significant Target Patrick Dunleavy The CIA has added Anwar al-Awlaki to its target list. A New York Times columnist states he is insignificant, but he is a big fish in the Al Qaeda pond. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. North Korea Fires Artillery at South; Seoul Scrambles Jets (AP) U.S. not prepared for Mumbai-like terror attacks (S.F. GATE) Ten arrested in anti-terror operation in Europe (MSNBC) Taliban Leader in Peace Talks Was Impostor (AP) North Korea fires on populated South Korean island (STARS & STRIPES) Arab Governments Scramble to Ease Looming Crisis in Lebanon (CNS) When in Danger, Profiling Is Rational (PAJAMAS) Traveler Anger Mounts Over Scans, Pat Downs (FOX) Can the (Immigration) Dream Act pass the Senate in the lame duck session? (DAILY CALLER) EU warns Ireland over snap election (TELEGRAPH) Women's Rights Iranian Style Herbert London While it debates whether to stone a woman to death or hang her from a crane, Iran's barbaric and misogynist regime is on the United Nations Committee for Women's Rights. Really... Senators in The Administration's Crosshairs Presidential Policy: Does It Make the Grade?, James Carafano, PhD With arm-twisting, grand-standing, threatening, and bullying not seen from the White House since Obamacare, the administration is more divisive than before... TSA: America's Number One Joke Dave Gaubatz The current TSA strategy is a sick joke with no humor. Airline safety is important, yet listed here are five air terror risks that have been totally overlooked by the TSA. How Should Terrorists Be Tried? Andrew McCarthy Neither military commissions nor civilian courts are right for the job, but a compromise option is there for the taking. State Bankruptcies For A Renewed America Bruce Kesler Bloated government policies and the agencies that implement them have overspent so much, a crash is coming soon. Who and what will survive the economic impact? Introducing 'Forced Intimacy' Frank Gaffney, Jr. The administration's desire to push equal rights for gays into military barracks, as if these are just like any civilian workplace, could lead to resentments and backlashes... Ignore PC and Go After The Bad Guys Lloyd Marcus Employing a one-size-fits-all policy of airport security wastes time and money and does nothing to counter terrorism. Why does the TSA find profiling such a taboo topic? Attorney General Must Go, say Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty Jim Kouri, CPP Ahmed Ghailani trial represents the latest installment from a succession of failures and bad calls by the Department of Justice. Climate Change, No Longer Scary in Europe Dr. Hans Labohm It's not the climate, but the tide of opinion that's changing in Europe and around the globe. Quote of the Day - November 23, 2010 FSM: Quote of the Day The man in charge of TSA pat-downs and explicit body scans defends the indefensible... Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!