It just means the women doing this are being more clever about it. Anyone happen to know what gate that might be at?

Look we've got a problem here, people don't want to be herded like cattle and then groped by a stranger.

But the government has a legitimate need to see air passengers naked. You want indignity? Try the shuttle or the ISS or a spacewalk.

"Uh Houston, I'm almost finished fixing this satellite out here but I have to go to the bathroom"

"Ok go ahead"

"Roger Houston I'm done.

Think you can handle zero G flight? Depends. So we put up with inconveniences to make new things happen. But need it be so unpleasant? I don't think so. The government is gonna look at you naked or feel you up one way or the other. And the problem is they use mostly unwilling amateurs and now they've got a problem because somebody was enthusiastic about their job.

I can see why there's confusion - the last time anybody was enthusiastic in a government job it was on a plane called the Enola Gay.

As an aside did thy ask any of those attractive men if they minded this? For all we know they paid extra for it once having been selected.

Which brings me to my next point, there are people who are professionals at doing that sort of thing, perhaps you've seen them in movies.

All I'm saying is they're charging for everything anyway, why not make the TSA check in a profit center and not an embarrassing loss?

$1 for a regular inspection. $5 for you get to pick the gender of the inspector; $10 you get to pick the inspector. $100 and you get half an hour. $100 and you can join the VIP Club come this way sir and we'll explain the advantages over here.

I think this could open up a new era of air travel to the next city. Safe, profitable air travel. And couldn't we use a little bit of that right now?