The Rules to Play By

Funny, Congress has made sure that all those aggressive and demeaning "security" searches at airports are rules that apply to "the little people" but not to them. That's right. There is one law for the little people and a law for the "equal but better" people of Congress...

Here's a bit from a NY Times article entitled "No Security Pat-Downs for Boehner":

“Over the last 20 years, I have flown back and forth to my district on a commercial aircraft,” Mr. Boehner said at the time, “and I am going to continue to do that.”

And so on Friday, he did. But not without the perquisites of office, including avoiding those security pat-downs that many travelers are bracing for as holiday travel season approaches.

Michael Steel, a spokesman for the Republican leader, said in a statement that Mr. Boehner was not receiving special treatment. And a law enforcement official said that any member of Congress or administration official with a security detail is allowed to bypass security.

“The appropriate security procedures for all Congressional leaders, including Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid, are determined by the Capitol Police working with the Transportation Security Administration,” Mr. Steel said.

No "special treatment". Yeah, right...