[Superman]

I don't like Dubya. Never did. From the first time I saw a film clip of him. The term that best describes my impression of him is and has always been "arrogant coward." I don't like him.

I don't know if a union would help or not. And of course, paying those existing screeners more money would cause performance increases, but they would be minor. No, the thing that would have avoided certain failure would have been to consider the qualifications needed, and price those qualifications accordingly. That is what didn't happen. What did happen was an "administration" just didn't have any respect for the local labor markets from which it would draw its workforce. Quite frankly, when this many workers are hired this quickly, the bottom of the barrel is going to be scraped. Everyone who couldn't get a job applied. And were hired. To get folks who are good at their work, you have to offer money that will attract them away from their existing jobs. The Dubya "administration" thought it was much simpler than that. Lots of simple-minded gubmit-critics here, too.