I'm just getting caught up after a few days away from the forum, so didn't answer the request for ideas to make things better, no sense in repeating what somebody has already said better, but here goes;
Let me start with a little story I overheard the other day...
A Native American, a fundamentalist Moslem, and a Texas cattle hand were in an airport lounge waiting for a flight, and struck up a conversation. After some small-talk, the Native American said "Once, my people were many, now we are few." to which the Moslem said "My people were few, but now, we are becoming many and powerful." to which the Texan said "That's cause we aint played cowboys and ragheads yet."
No offense is meant with this little slice of conversation, but it helps prove my next statement:
Don't tighten security, loosen it up a bit. Allow any native born citizen without a felony conviction to carry any declared weapon they may choose, and let the terrorists feel free to come to America to meet Alah in style. And while we're at it, this might not be a bad way to bring good manners back to everyday life as well... after a few months of culling the herd, this wouldn't be a bad place to live again.

Troy