Gods forbid we put safety ahead of tax cuts....

Earlier today, I posted a message about the new warnings being issued on the possiblity of new jet hijackings from al Qaeda this summer. Tonight, this popped up on MSNBC. It appears that the TSA is pulling air marshalls from vulnerable flights in order to save money from hotel expenses.

WASHINGTON, July 29 - Despite renewed warnings about possible airline hijackings, the Transportation Security Administration has alerted federal air marshals that as of Friday they will no longer be covering cross-country or international flights, MSNBC.com has learned. The decision to drop coverage on flights that many experts consider to be at the highest risk of attack apparently stems from a policy decision to rework schedules so that air marshals don't have to incur the expense of staying overnight in hotels.

It's amazing how security is important enough to cut back our civil rights, but not important enough to properly fund a cruicial program.

::sigh::