Late last year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) implemented new, enhanced screening procedures that included scans that see beneath clothing and invasive pat-downs. Many people lashed out at the new measures but the protest seems to have faded. But Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz continues to fight. He is sponsoring legislation that would ban all Advanced Imaging Technology machines from the nation’s airports. Why does he want them banned? Which recent stories highlight how ill-conceived these procedures are? What system does Chaffetz prefer? Why is the government unlikely to move away from the scanners? We discuss these and other questions with Rep. Chaffetz.
Archives for May 5, 2011
The Politics of Disaster
After more than two weeks of indecision, the Obama administration has denied a request for fire-ravaged areas of Texas to receive federal disaster declarations. How bad have the wildfires been? What type of damage is normally necessary to trigger a disaster declaration? Why is the FEMA assistance being offered by the government insufficient for the scope of damage caused by the fires? And what are Texas officials doing now to get FEMA to change its decision? We discuss it all with Texas Rep. Mike Conaway.
Three Martini Lunch 5/5/11
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are happy that Mike Pence is running for higher office. We just wish he was running for the highest office. We also rip President Obama for his lame excuses for not releasing the photos and the latest inconsistencies in the raid narrative. And we wonder why Hillary Clinton went to ridiculous lengths to explain her pose in the photo taken during the raid.