Well, we had to all know it was coming. As much as many of us dreaded it, the MSM has now turned on the federal air marshalls who shot a man who allegedly claimed to have a bomb. Am I the only one who finds it interesting that the attack came not MINUTES after the attack, but more than 24 hours after, after certain journalists had the chance to vette every passenger on the plane to find one whose viewpoint agreed with theirs. Now the entire air marshall program would be scrutinized.
I can't have dreamed the final 3 weeks of September, 2001 when liberals and conservatives alike demanded greater security for our air travel. I can't have dreamed the number of talking heads DEMANDING that President Bush fund air marshalls and place them strategically on international flights. No, I can't have dreamed it because my memory is longer than the doublespeak that predominates our media.
Let's look at the facts, shall we (even absent the use of the word "bomb"!) Man grabs sack, reaches towards it, air marshalls give chase. While his wife was explaining the situation, it's hard to imagine an air marshall whose single focus is protecting the lives of the passengers on the plane and inside the terminal having time to stop, interview, and question the situation. They order the man to drop. He does not. Somehow, it seems to me that even a bipolar individual can understand a one syllable, single word command. And that that individual would be even more willing to comply when drawn guns were focused on him.
What is going on in the MSM is an attempt to make the skies safer for terrorists. We are questioning airport security when they pull over certain individuals and not others, we are questioning the "no fly" list, and we are questioning the request to provide identification when boarding a flight, especially a cross country flight. Even a hardened Libertarian such as myself can see that there are times when we must think about the security of the many over the rights of the one. Even when it comes to flying, we have options. We can still drive.
What happened on the tarmac with this individual was a tragedy, no doubt. It is a shame that his own inner demons eventually cost him his life. But the air marshalls acted responsibly and in an attempt to prevent what could have been a GREATER tragedy. I, for one, am appalled at the way the media has turned against them.