If anyone hasn't guessed so far, I have only contempt (or maybe contempt and anger) for W, the Patriot Act and the Department of Homeland Security.

Having said this, I must say that the sky marshal approach seems to be the only "security" measure he has undertaken that makes sense. Shooting a psycho who says he has a bomb is, IMO, exacly as well justified as shooting someone who's threatening you with a rubber knife or a realistic toy gun--EXTREMELY well justified.