So we've paid billions for an airport security increase of ...........zero?

You have to hand it to the goverment. In one of the crowning achievements of the Bush administration, the overhaul of airport security (including spending millions or actually billions) has apparently made the airport screening process absolutely no safer according to a report from the GAO.

The report shows that apparently airport security screeners are no better catching prohibited items like weapons than they were before 9-11. That is kind of scary considering the process takes much longer and we have spent a crapload of money on it. And apparently its not just the people, its also the equipment as well.

You can read about it here:
http://beta.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050416/ap_on_go_co/airport_screeners/nc:716