by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Ted Cruz, the junior US Senator from Texas, seems to have a special ability to stir up controversies around airports. He was photographed at the airport in Houston in February of 2021 rushing to catch a plane to Cancun, Mexico, to join his family. The Cruz's were on a hastily-planned vacation which got them out of Texas during a severe winter storm in which much of the state lost its electrical power supply - and more than 200 people died. That maneuver proved to be such a political fiasco that Ted felt forced to return to Texas early and apologize for his insensitivity to the plight of his fellow Texans.
Now Ted is again creating an airport-related controversy. He has proposed an amendment to the FAA's reauthorization bill that would provide for airport security details for federal lawmakers, federal judges, and cabinet members, along with some family members - and it would permit lawmakers (senators and congressmen) to be screened without delay.
Wouldn't that be lovely. I think we would all like to be treated like that.
Ted, would you have to take off your shoes like the fliers in the cheap seats do when they go through check-in? And what about helping with your bags? Could the security detail lug a few suitcases on days when there are no obvious terrorists? Maybe your personal guard could even stand in line waiting for your food order. US Senators shouldn't have to stand in line at a Burger King, should they?
Ted, it's almost reassuring to know that the American public can rely on people like you to take care of people like you.
Carry your own damned bags, Ted, and wait in line like the rest of us!
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