T+20; January 22, 2019 , Part 2-- Despite Videos, Most Airport Wait Times Were Within TSA Standards

SOTU: one week from today. The one thing we all know: Ruth Bader Ginsburg won't be in attendance. She (might) watch from home. More likely, her aides will read the transcript.

Day 32 of the partial government shutdown.

Tipping point: the other day I posted that 15% was the tipping point. That's the percent of TSA screeners calling in sick that will signal a "tipping point." There is a quick and very interesting solution to the TSA problem, by the way, but I will let folks think about it. Hint: free market capitalism. Back to the TSA news:

• Unscheduled absences of airport security screeners reached a record 10 percent on Sunday 
• the TSA has called up National Deployment Officers to operate checkpoints as more screeners are absent
• most airport wait times were within TSA standards
• comment: but that was over a weekend in which 4,500+ flights were canceled due to weather. We'll have a better idea  how things go today -- first day back to work after a long 3-day weekend. 

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