This time the last line of defense worked. Next time, the paradise-seeking jihadist might get lucky and find himself sitting next to, say, Charlie Sheen, too immersed in a lengthy treatise on how 9/11 was an inside job to notice the smoldering socks in the next seat; or to the same kind of nothing-to-see-here crowd who thought Major Hasan's e-mails were "consistent with his research interests".
— Mark Steyn, from The Corner
The right wing's predictable policy prescription in the aftermath of any terror incident is to impose greater ethnic profiling of Muslims. ... Broad-based ethnic profiling is counterproductive for a host of reasons. It creates a false sense of security and causes law enforcement resources to be wasted in chasing the wrong targets. Terrorists come in all shapes, sizes, and colors.
— Faiz Shakir, from Think Progress
Another botched terrorist attack on a plane, another silly TSA rule. Apparently airline passengers are being told to stay in their seats for the final hour of flights and not to have anything in their laps. ... Uh, are we to believe that terrorists will cease and desist if they don't think they can down a plane in its final hour of flight⢠... Yet again, the TSA seems to think it is more important to appear to be doing something than to be doing something useful.
— Doug Bandow, from AmSpecBlog
After pushing for health care, it seems that Democrats aren't able to stomach more jobs-killing legislation, as evidenced ... by moderate Democrats' push to drop the cap-and-trade issue until further notice.
— Jillian Bandes, from Townhall
A late end-of-year entry for the 2009 Claude Rains Award goes to a study just released by two economists at the University of Michigan finding that banks with political connections were more likely to get TARP funds than those without them. ... Who would have guessedâ¢
— James Gattuso, from The Foundry
When a UK electric rail was disabled by the snow and cold, 100 passengers were left stranded. Until a Tornado came and whisked them home. That is, the steam engine named Tornado, built with 1940s tech. Speed isn't everything.
— Brian Lam, from Gizmodo
