Give Me Inspiration

Some days, no particular news item cries out for immediate reaction or extended commentary, but I count on our political leaders to provide grist for the mill. There are always old standbys like the wooden Al Gore who can be contradicted on his climate prognosis on an almost daily basis. Then there is the Hollywood crowd who offend normal sensibilities with fair regularity. Of course, war, including the war on terror, may summon up further exploration. Indeed, even today in the context of the Winter Olympics, authorities are warning toothpaste tubes may be turned in explosive devices. Soon, passengers will almost surely be forbidden from bringing toothpaste on airliners. I have never been convinced that preventing the millions of travelers who are not terrorists from carrying nail files, bottled water, or shampoo aboard planes prevents terror, but that focusing not on items, but on potential terrorists as Israeli security does, might be the better way to keep the flying public safe.