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Originally Posted by Danzig
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I agree that eight months to name a new TSA head is too long (although Obama was a bit distracted by a few other disasters).
But DeMint blocking this appointment since last September, approved by everybody else involved, for an additional four months for political reasons is beyond absurd.
Especially considering what happened beginning of December - the TSA accidentally released their security procedures on the internet. Geeshus, who is in charge here? That is the temporary head left over from the last administration. The TSA policies are from the last administration, too - and those have ongoing problems. To quote Chuck's fav, the WSJ this week:
"Emerging as a central focus are deficiencies in the U.S.'s network of watch lists, a system designed after the Sept. 11 attacks to keep tabs on potential terrorists and prevent them from boarding planes, according to a senior U.S. counterterrorism official. The official noted that government audits turned up problems in recent years, including gaps that kept suspected terrorists from being added to the U.S.'s no-fly list."
Blaming this latest incident on "the Democrats and Obama" doesn't stand up in the least. As I said, there appears to be plenty of intra- and inter- agency problems. Another thing left over from the last seven years Obama will have to try and fix.