Comments on: Life in the Fast Lane: Transportation Department goes blogging http://www.elliott.org/blog/life-in-the-fast-lane-transportation-department-goes-blogging/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Transportation Collection Agency http://www.elliott.org/blog/life-in-the-fast-lane-transportation-department-goes-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-47772 Transportation Collection Agency Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:58:24 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=4993#comment-47772 This is a great idea, but I don't see it getting anywhere. Anyone that wants to help change TSA, should look elsewhere because the blog will not help these changes. The TSA does not want to get left behind, so they feel like they have to have a blog. This is a great idea, but I don’t see it getting anywhere. Anyone that wants to help change TSA, should look elsewhere because the blog will not help these changes. The TSA does not want to get left behind, so they feel like they have to have a blog.

]]> By: Joe Farrell http://www.elliott.org/blog/life-in-the-fast-lane-transportation-department-goes-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-11710 Joe Farrell Thu, 01 May 2008 12:42:57 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=4993#comment-11710 All government agencies blogging is are press releases changed in focus and author. There is NEVER any back and froth, NEVER any effort made to actually respond to anyone. Government blogging is designed solely to give people a chance to vent and the agency a chance to blow puff pieces up your rear. Go read ANY of the TSA blogs - people blog about serious topics, describe serious breaches not only of security procedures, but of common sense and human decency, and set forth instance after instance of a bureaucracy which gives ZERO empowerment ot its staff and thus gets no intelligence back. TSA is an unwieldy agency locked in rules when human observation and initiative is how to thwart terrorism and crime, not being locked in rules designed for the least intelligent TSA officer. TSA's blog has deteriorated into travelers pointing out serious TSA issues and the bloggers from TSA whining about how misunderstood they are and that yes, there is intelligence at TSA, but, like ALL law enforcement agencies, THEY and their PEOPLE are NEVER EVER wrong, its the procedures that invented themselves which need to be 're-examined.' All government agencies blogging is are press releases changed in focus and author. There is NEVER any back and froth, NEVER any effort made to actually respond to anyone. Government blogging is designed solely to give people a chance to vent and the agency a chance to blow puff pieces up your rear.

Go read ANY of the TSA blogs – people blog about serious topics, describe serious breaches not only of security procedures, but of common sense and human decency, and set forth instance after instance of a bureaucracy which gives ZERO empowerment ot its staff and thus gets no intelligence back. TSA is an unwieldy agency locked in rules when human observation and initiative is how to thwart terrorism and crime, not being locked in rules designed for the least intelligent TSA officer.

TSA’s blog has deteriorated into travelers pointing out serious TSA issues and the bloggers from TSA whining about how misunderstood they are and that yes, there is intelligence at TSA, but, like ALL law enforcement agencies, THEY and their PEOPLE are NEVER EVER wrong, its the procedures that invented themselves which need to be ‘re-examined.’

]]> By: Jasper http://www.elliott.org/blog/life-in-the-fast-lane-transportation-department-goes-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-11698 Jasper Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:23:49 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=4993#comment-11698 Nice name. Copycat though. From the US govt. Fastlane is also the name of the electronic submission program of the National Science Foundation. Nice to see these guys steal each other's names. Nice name. Copycat though. From the US govt. Fastlane is also the name of the electronic submission program of the National Science Foundation. Nice to see these guys steal each other’s names.

]]> By: Matt http://www.elliott.org/blog/life-in-the-fast-lane-transportation-department-goes-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-11693 Matt Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:31:31 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=4993#comment-11693 As a former Windy Citizen, I'm interested to see how well Daley's plan for a new bus system goes over. As much as I griped about the CTA while living in Chicago, it does pretty well for itself, all things considered. As a former Windy Citizen, I’m interested to see how well Daley’s plan for a new bus system goes over.

As much as I griped about the CTA while living in Chicago, it does pretty well for itself, all things considered.

]]> By: don http://www.elliott.org/blog/life-in-the-fast-lane-transportation-department-goes-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-11678 don Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:38:31 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=4993#comment-11678 Gee - looking at the website, the list of contributors on the left navigation bar, and the wonderful posed photos on the right side, I wonder how many taxpayer dollars are being spent to glorify Secretary Peters? Gee – looking at the website, the list of contributors on the left navigation bar, and the wonderful posed photos on the right side, I wonder how many taxpayer dollars are being spent to glorify Secretary Peters?

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