The TSA's John Pistole, head of one of the government's most despised agencies, claims the TSA is "the gold standard" of aviation security. I'm not sure what is more infuriating - the claim that the TSA is effective, or the government comparing itself to a standard it repudiated long ago.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/01/28/tsa-chief-us-is-gold-standard-of-aviation-security/1870981/
The TSA's John Pistole, head of one of the government's most despised agencies, claims the TSA is "the gold standard" of aviation security. I'm not sure what is more infuriating - the claim that the TSA is effective, or the government comparing itself to a standard it repudiated long ago.
- Stephen M. Smith