On Face the Nation, host Bob Schieffer asked Secretary Clinton whether she would submit to one of TSA’s controversial new patdowns.
“Not if I could avoid it. No. I mean who would?” she responded.
However, she did note that while she feels the new patdowns should be made less intrusive, they are still a necessary security measure. On Meet the Press, she told David Gregory “I mean obviously the vast, vast majority of people getting on these planes are law abiding citizens who are just trying to get from one place to another. But let’s not kid ourselves. The terrorists are adaptable.”
“Striking the right balance is what this is about. And I am absolutely confident that our security experts are gonna keep trying to get it better and less intrusive and more precise…Everybody is trying to do the right thing and I understand how difficult it is, and how offensive it must be for the people who are going through it,” she said.
I think I have a solution for all passengers embarrassed by these TSA pat-downs. They all need to do their best impersonation of Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally". When the TSA folks get to be as embarrassed as the passengers maybe some SENSIBLE air safety policy will ensue.