You would think that 7 and half years after 19 insane Muslims turned ordinary airplanes into ballistic missiles, security at airports would be at least somewhat better. I'm not talking El Al level scrutiny, but at least some common sense when it comes to checking people through the security gate.
According to Foxnews.com, the Mayor of Charleston, WV was in a bind. He had a plane to catch, but had lost his valid West Virginia driver's license, and the expired one in his wallet would not pass muster with the screener. Minor side note: most states, when you go to get your new driver's license, take the old one. So logic would dictate that Mr. Mayor was driving around with an expired driver's license.
According to Foxnews.com, the Mayor of Charleston, WV was in a bind. He had a plane to catch, but had lost his valid West Virginia driver's license, and the expired one in his wallet would not pass muster with the screener. Minor side note: most states, when you go to get your new driver's license, take the old one. So logic would dictate that Mr. Mayor was driving around with an expired driver's license.
Anyway, the Mayor then pulls out a copy of Charleston Magazine which contains a photograph of said mayor and an article welcoming visitors to Charleston. If you ask me, that's waste of magazine space. I checked the Internet, and a total of 6 people visited Charleston, WV last year, and only 2 of those people could read words with more than 1 syllable.
Here's the good part - the magazine picture and article were accepted as valid ID. That's right - the expired ID issued by the state was no good. But a magazine article from an unknown source was an acceptable substitute. So, aspiring terrorists - if you're having trouble getting some acceptable forms of identification to assist you in striking deep into the belly of the infidel, just use Photoshop or one of those booths at Six Flags, and create a magazine cover with your picture and some useless article about whatever city you're in.
Friggin unbelievable.
