Bush's Legacy

Under Bush 43 the US took on a new aggressive persona. I thought with Obama in charge the cocky mean-spirited bullying that passed for "leadership" and "security" would be abandoned. But it hasn't.

Here is a story about overly aggressive airport security:

Blind interpreter detained at Philly airport says he has nightmares from arrest

By Jessica Bautista & Kitty Caparella
Philadelphia Daily News

A BLIND INTERNATIONAL interpreter who says he was dragged off a Belgium-bound flight, arrested and held in custody in Philadelphia for hours without food or water faces an arraignment Thursday.

His crime: He questioned why his U.S. Airways flight was delayed nearly two hours.

Nicola Cantisani, 61, of Brussels, Belgium, a professional translator who has been blind since birth, was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, police said.

"This is taking airplane security to a new and ridiculous level," said his attorney, A. Charles Peruto Jr. "It's pretty crazy."

Cantisani and his wife, Paola, were returning to Brussels April 4 after visiting family in New York. The couple changed planes at Philadelphia International Airport and boarded the 8:32 p.m. flight.

Go read the whole article to appreciate the mindless brutality of this "security" being offered at US airports. This has nothing to do with "terrorism". This is just mindless bullying unleashed under George "I am No Torturer" Bush.