The recent airline terrorism attempts and the resulting carry-on restrictions made me quite thoughtful.
Filibuster Cartoons just about nailed it.
I, for one, am becoming quite disappointed in the whole idea of flying.
I am also becoming quite cynical. If a terrorist isn't allowed to carry some kind of liquid chemical explosives on to the plane in his carry-on, what's going to prevent him from just putting it in his checked luggage with some kind of improvised cell phone detonator?
Benjamin Franklin, that great American, wrote, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Indeed, Franklin had a lot to say on the topic of liberty, and often it was a simple variation on this same theme.
I wish more people would take a cue from Franklin.
Mood: Pensive
Music: Wings: "Jet"
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