Bobby Jindal Has it Right on the TSA Gropings

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has a good grasp of what's going on with the TSA and the American people:

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) blasted the Obama administration’s handling suspected terrorist and called the Transportation Security Administration’s controversial search procedures excessive during NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday.

“I think the American people are worried when they see an administration worried about reading Miranda rights to the underwear bomber,” Jindal said. “[They're] so worried about rights of the terrorists, what about the rights of innocent American travelers?”

Jindal said he understands the need to safeguard the country but is concerned the administration is not employing common sense or intelligence when it allows TSA to deploy full-body scanners and implement aggressive pat-downs as part of airport security. He said there is no reason to search young girls or grandmothers en route to visit family members.

“I’m concerned out of political correctness we’re screening people that don’t need it,” Jindal said, adding that TSA should look at passengers’ travel patterns, how they purchased their ticket and other information to screen which passengers pose a threat.

Jindal said the TSA failed to effectively communicate to the public why it was ramping up security procedures ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

“The administration rolled this out right before the busiest travel time of the entire year, never making their case to the American public,” Jindal said. “If they really believe this was a response to a genuine threat, why didn’t they make their case to public?”

There could be a good reason the administration didn't warn the public about these new procedures - they wanted the reaction they're getting. Well, maybe not the revolt that is building, but I'm beginning to think they did want people to be so put off by the groping that they'd willingly accept the nakie scanners.  It's all about desensitizing the American people to losing their dignity.