You Can't Touch This

Our Senate Democrats clearly have their finger on the pulse of the nation. Well, they have their finger on something:

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday moved forward with legislation to increase airline passenger security fees, beating back a GOP attempt to keep them at current levels.

The 2013 Homeland Security appropriations bill would increase one-way fees for passengers from $2.50 to $5 in order to close a budget shortfall at the Transportation Security Administration.

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said the $350 million in funding would otherwise come from taxpayers and argued it is better to stick passengers who rely on TSA with the bill.

The idea of stopping this security kabuki and abolishing the TSA ever entered their pointy little skulls.