all my bags are packed i'm ready to go

the guys at the transportation security authority (TSA) should be renamed Those Stupid Assholes. they do absolutely nada for homeland security and serve only to frustrate travellers and guzzle tax dollars through their inefficiencies.

being a VERY frequent flyer (ny-chicago every week no?), i feel like i have earned the right to complain and criticize just another part of US society which i simply fail to understand.
first off, everyone employed by tsa to guard and protect homeland security is unqualified and incompetent. to highlight, i will describe my weekly experience at la guardia airport where i depart for chicago every week:

get in line for first check of boarding pass. this is inane because just 10 feet down the line there are two more "agents" now asking for boarding pass and ID.

so now i present my boarding pass and ID to another agent who glosses over the name on my id and my boarding pass, and if there is some semblance of a match they let me through. i guess maybe if i were arab or muslim then they would mark my boarding pass for further checks after the bag scan. in the background another agent sits by a makeshift desk area with a flimsy sign posted to warn passengers that "no liquids, gels and sprays in more than 3 oz containers are allowed on board the aircraft". the agent at the makeshift desk is also instructed to repeat the same warning in his most monotonous and unmotivating voice- "NO LIQUIDS, GELS AND SPRAYS IN MORE THAN 3OZ CONTAINERS ARE ll ALLOWED ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT". perhaps repeating this out loud in addition to watching that the sign at his desk stays upright ensures his job security somewhat. then as if to mock this desk guy, now a more suave voice over the PA system announces - "this is a reminder for all passengers- all liquids, gels and sprays must be in containers not more than 3 fl oz or they will not be allowed on board the aircraft"

we proceed down the line - and did i mention that i got through with expired ID because the second TSA agent failed to detect it? if this happened once, you could dismiss it as an exception. but i had deliberately used my expired id multiple times because i was too lazy to get in line for another ticket for passengers without valid id, and then have to go through extensive checks.
so i thought fuck that, let me give this a shot. and another. and another.

now we get to the bag scanners. at each station there are about 5-6 incompetent fools, each doing a job that combined, can be done much more effectively by one machine. one person tells you again in the most unfriendly tone to remove your coats, shoes and belts. erm m'aam, should i remove my pants and bra too?
another colleague of hers tells us in the mandatory tsa monotone to please remove your laptop and place it separately in a gray container, and if we have any liquids, gels or sprays, they should be in a one quart ziploc bag and also placed separately.
as our stuff goes through the scanner, there are three more agents bent over the xrays hoping to find something that will give them their break. so they ask authoritatively m'aam we are going to open your bag for further checks. they then use their gloved hands to unzip suspect cosmetic pouches, pull out mascara and my lip gloss and say m'aam - sorry this is not allowed. then they see another little bag worth probing and undrawing the strings, they are greeted by a bunch of tampons and so sheepishly and quickly pull the pouch closed and allow me to proceed. what they did not catch is my tube of hand cream (l'occitane no less my friends!) in my purse that could potentially set off a bomb in the plane!

finally i get through the damned "security" check point and can finally look for a flight was scheduled to leave two hours ago but has been delayed by three so i can get on standby.
oh the mess that is the US aviation industry.