O Los Angeles, CA —Yes, our tax dollars paid and will continue to pay for undeserved honors for a dead TSA screener. On November 1, 2013 suicidal gunman Paul Anthony Ciancia opened fire at Terminal 3 at LAX Airport killing TSA screener Gerardo Hernandez .  Hernandez was not a law enforcement officer, first responder or soldier.  He did not deliberately place himself in harms way for others.  He was like thousands of other unfortunate killed in the world, simply an ordinary murder victim. The TSA security theater façade includes some 50,000 people without significant background checks, law enforcement training, arrest powers or firearms.  Dressed in police costumes these workers simply screen passengers that are fully aware they will along with their belongings be searched prior to boarding commercial aircraft.  This is not a dangerous job like being a cop, convenience store clerk or cab driver. I have recoiled in disgust every time I heard a p...

Los Angeles, CA —For the second night in a row dry ice bombs exploded in LAX terminals housing international flights. However tonight there were reportedly three bombs discovered, two of them were duds. The bombs were planted in to so-called “sterile areas” of Terminal 2 and the Bradley International Terminal .   It’s obvious that the suspect is familiar with the video surveillance camera locations and is well acquainted with airport security procedures.   I will go out on a limb and suggest that a near-do-well TSA baggage screener is trying to get elevated to hero status and a win a promotion.   He, and yes I’m sure the offender is a male has a nefarious self-aggrandizing plan.   Frankly getting bombs and firearms past the TSA checkpoints is child’s play.   The TSA has been running an expensive fraud on travelers as they have done nothing more than create an illusion of security. Along the way they created a massive jobs program for the ha...