* Right's attack on TSA invasion of privacy going bust? It appears the American people aren't in sync with Drudge or Rush Limbaugh, whose latest rant is: "Keep your hands off my tea bag, Mr. President."
A big majority of flyers, 71 percent, tells Gallup that a loss of personal privacy from body-scans and pat-downs is worth it in order to prevent terrorism. And that's even though a majority say they would be "bothered" or "angry" about getting a pat-down.
Most U.S. Air Travelers OK Sacrificing Privacy for Security
Frequent travelers largely OK with body scans, more negative on pat-downs
* But: While the right's attack on the pat-downs is laughably hypocritical, it's still fair to ask whether we should be so willing to sacrifice civil liberties and privacy rights in the face of incohate fears of terrorism.
* And here's today's exercise in comically absurd right-wing grievance-mongering: Incoming GOP Rep. Allen West claims the left's attack on him -- for trying to hire a chief of staff who reportedly suggested hanging criminal illegal immigrants -- is only happening because he's black.
What's fun about this concoction is that the left is meant to be standing up for illegal immigrants while simultaneously attacking West out of racism.
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