The Washington  Post yesterday noted a story about the “growing backlash” against new TSA procedures that now involve “pat down” searches and full body scanning machines that are now in place at many airports.  This is obviously done in the name of security and attempts to make air travel in the United States as safe [...]

This week I posted up here and at Blue Virginia (Which Lowell front page promoted) discussing the soon to be released report concerning the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the “minimal risk” the military will face if and when it is repealed.  I wanted to follow up on that post with a discussion about the [...]

In the Washington Post today I read an article noting that sources close to the Pentagon groups studying the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will show in their report that lifting the discriminatory ban will be “minimal risk” to lifting the ban on gay and lesbians serving openly in the military.  Once the official [...]