As an American I am supposed to take offense at disparaging statements. Unfortunately all I can do is agree. Its gone way past the normal pendulum swing and does not look as though its coming back to normalcy.. Most of us who travel are wondering what in the hell is causing this to go so wacko.. .A couple reasons come to mind. First lots of companies and people are making a ton of money, buy selling these ridiculous security machines to the Government. Secondly its putting some of the most stupid unemployable political hacks in positions of power at enormous wages.. .It sort of makes me realize why we did so well during WWII. The US were so entirely screwed up in direction that the enemy could not, on there best day of intelligence gathering, figure out what the hell we were doing.. .I just adjust my travel accordingly.... I like that "God Bless America" though, sort of has a ring to it.....