During the past few weeks, the national uproar about airport security enhanced pat-downs was especially shrill. During the leadup to Thanksgiving, the airwaves of both radio and TV were filled with chatter about these invasive TSA pat-downs. America's airline passengers don't like them at all. Neither do the TSA agents pressed into duty having to feel up hundreds of fellow citizens.

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