nothing to do with safety...

...and everything to do with airport commerce:

WASHINGTON - Passengers will be able to carry lotions and gels onto airliners again after a six-week ban — but only in tiny containers of 3 ounces or less and only if they're in clear zip-top plastic bags.

Starting Tuesday, air travelers also will be able to buy drinks or other liquids or gels at shops inside airport security checkpoints and carry them on board under partially relaxed anti-terror rules.

can you say "duty free shops?" sure, I knew you could. Booze and perfume are most certainly liquid. And let's not forget all those "The Body Shop" stores that were all but put out of business when we went to terror level Ernie.

Do I feel any safer today than I did when liquids were banned? No. If someone can buy a bottle of rum in duty-free, they can burn it in the overhead bin. That'll ruin someone's day, to be sure.

TSA is a re-active agency, not a pro-active one. Combine that with bosses who gain a significant advantage politically when they cultivate fear and it's an ugly situation.

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