The TSA was implemented during the Bush era "economic stimulus" drama. It was never about security, it was only ever about job creation. 9/11 was a convenient

The TSA was implemented during the Bush era "economic stimulus" drama. It was never about security, it was only ever about job creation. 9/11 was a convenient excuse to put lots of underqualified/underskilled people to work overnight. For a politician to go against that now, they get doubly fucked on both the "made America less safe" and "got rid of thousands of jobs" fronts.