Haven’t been in much of a mood for blogging this week but this is really something. Apparently – and of course nobody is quite sure why – Senator Ted Kennedy’s name found itself onto the FAA’s “Watch List” and Kennedy was barred from flying as a result.
Now, you may not like Ted Kennedy, but putting him on a list of people who are so much of a danger to the USA that they should not be allowed to fly smacks of deep wingnuttery. Except that this time the wingnut in question worked for the US Government.
Kennedy said it took three calls to Tom Ridge and several weeks before his name was removed from the list. Being a Senator, he has the kind of clout to make that happen. We average citizens, who would be lucky to talk to any human being ewith real clout at DHS, let alone Ridge, should be very very concerned.