Why am I not surprised?

This why government agencies should not provide services:  they end up performing poorly and since they regulate their competition, well, you get the picture.  Pathetic.  Hat tip Instapundit

CLOSING DOWN THE COMPETITION: TSA shuts door on private airport screening program. “A program that allows airports to replace government screeners with private screeners is being brought to a standstill, just a month after the Transportation Security Administration said it was ‘neutral’ on the program. TSA chief John Pistole said Friday he has decided not to expand the program beyond the current 16 airports, saying he does not see any advantage to it.”

No advantage for him, as it was making TSA look bad. Er, I mean, worse.