The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

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Not that I was that scared to fly anyway, but I'm heartened to hear that SFO is going to start scanning airplane cargo. My non-stop flight to Orlando next week will probably be just a little bit safer than my return flight.

However, I wonder why Bush and co. are making such a big deal about carry-on screening when they're still not checking cargo. 5 years after 9/11 and 18 years after Locherbie, you'd think they'd be on it.

Here's an interesting article about it in today's WSJ.