…someone comes up with a better one.
RedState (Hat Tip: Patterico) has this story of solders flying into the US.
When we were on our way back from Afghanistan, we flew out of Baghram Air Field. We went through customs at BAF, full body scanners (no groping), had all of our bags searched, the whole nine yards.
…It’s probably important to mention that we were ALL carrying weapons. Everyone was carrying an M4 Carbine (rifle) and some, like me, were also carrying an M9 pistol. Oh, and our gunners had M-240B machine guns. Of course, the weapons weren’t loaded. And we had been cleared of all ammo well before we even got to customs at Baghram, then AGAIN at customs.
So everyone was packing, and then some.
Then security finds a pair of nail clippers, and the following conversation broke out.
TSA Guy: You can’t take those on the plane.Soldier: What? I’ve had them since we left country.
TSA Guy: You’re not suppose to have them.
Soldier: Why?
TSA Guy: They can be used as a weapon.
Soldier: [touches butt stock of the rifle] But this actually is a weapon. And I’m allowed to take it on.
TSA Guy: Yeah but you can’t use it to take over the plane. You don’t have bullets.
Soldier: And I can take over the plane with nail clippers?
TSA Guy: [awkward silence]
Me: Dude, just give him your damn nail clippers so we can get the f**k out of here. I’ll buy you a new set.
Soldier: [hands nail clippers to TSA guy, makes it through security]
This might be a good time to remind everyone that approximately 233 people re-boarded that plane with assault rifles, pistols, and machine guns–but nothing that could have been used as a weapon.
One thing’s for sure, someone has lost sight of the big picture.
Something should go here, maybe later. 
That’s what big Government does, creates a bunch of functionaries who dare not think for themselves and worse hid behind their authority to make life uncomfortable for others because they have that power.
Of course the whole TSA thing is an absurdity, these cretins are feeling up old ladies in wheelchairs in order not to offend you know who. Targeting those who fit the profile of suicide bombers would be to admit that the religion of peace is anything but that.
So the farce continues and soldiers with combat weapons are relived of their nail clippers and small children have their bodies leered over and prodded.
The arguement is of course that if you stop searching a certain group, that’s then how they’ll get through.
But it does seem that no terrorist is going to persuade a person to carry a package in their underwear.