But disagree with this, and would remind them that we had private security company employees manning airport checkpoints prior to 9/11 — that’s why we federalized them. (Also note that U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., who is the most vocal in calling for ditching TSA for private contractors and has received quite a bit of campaign money from those companies, “played a key role in developing the post-Sept. 11 security system for airports.”)

Just sayin’.