Charles Krauthammer concludes…
The junk man’s revolt marks the point at which a docile public declares that it will tolerate only so much idiocy. Metal detector? Back-of-the-hand pat? Okay. We will swallow hard and pretend airline attackers are randomly distributed in the population.
But now you insist on a full-body scan, a fairly accurate representation of my naked image to be viewed by a total stranger? Or alternatively, the full-body pat-down, which, as the junk man correctly noted, would be sexual assault if performed by anyone else?
This time you have gone too far, Big Bro’. The sleeping giant awakes. Take my shoes, remove my belt, waste my time and try my patience. But don’t touch my junk.
Of course, emphassis added. I’m looking forward to the Daily Camera’s upcoming editorial defending “touching my junk.”
It’s amazing how the DC editorial staff endorsed getting rid of earmarks AFTER Mark Udall came out in favor. There’s been a long time for the staff to comment on earmarks, yet they chose to remain silent until Udall showed them the way.
