“Yes, we ‘failed to connect the dots,’ say our government officials — just like on 9/11. Oh, but don’t worry, because now we’re on the ball, we’re taking new and even more intrusive steps to guard against in-flight terrorism — spanking-new strip-scanners in every airport, and lots of even more obnoxious TSA agents. If those geniuses in Washington failed to connect the dots, then one of the passengers on Northwest Flight 253 is drawing our attention to a dot that isn’t mentioned in most news reports, one that gives us a whole new perspective on the Christmas Day would-be bomber and how he managed to evade routine screening procedures.” (02/03/10)