This also doesn't wash as far as terrorist cells and such, because we have been hearing about how there are folks who handle the cash, pay the bills, and it seems terrorists wouldn't stick out because of poor creditworthiness.

Ashcroft has been trying to erode civil rights since day one in office. This just gives him a fast track to do as much damage as possible until (hopefully) people wise up and kick Bush's ass out of office in the next election. But the damage will be done and these guys will glide into their golden years set for life with tax breaks and such.

With a jaundiced eye (and an excellent credit rating--probably because I don't fly often) SRS