ABC reveals TSA theft

Who would have believed it: According to ABC, a TSA employee who was convicted of stealing $800,000 of property from passenger luggage, served a jail term and has been released, says theft by TSA employees is widespread.

I mean, who could have predicted it?

But here's the punchline from the ABC story:  "Congressional critics say the theft problem is no surprise, given TSA's failure to do proper background checks on personnel hired to handle security screening." 

This can't possibly be true.  

Hard to imagine that the TSA would hire people to screen for terror threats without putting 'em through the most thorough possibile background check.  But that's what ABC says "congressional critics" say.

Scrap the TSA and allow passengers to carry guns.  Problem solved.