Former Gov. Robert L. EhrlichJr.used a bit too much dramatic license in claiming that the Transportation Security Administration was the brainchild of the "left" ("The left and right view the world in predictable ways," Aug. 5).
My recollection is that the TSA was put into motion by former PresidentGeorge W. Bush, who could not be considered a member of the "left" by any reasonable measure, and that the actual creation of the agency reflected the bi-partisan spirit in Congress that existed immediately after the9/11terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
The TSA was created by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act that passed Congress in November 2001. The initial bills that ultimately created TSA were sponsored in the Senate by a Democrat, Fritz Hollings, and in the House by a Republican, Greg Ganske. I believe the Senate version passed with a near unanimous vote, and the amended House version, also introduced by a Republican, passed by a significant majority.