No the terrorists are winning now. We are flushing down the toilet foundational pieces of our society in the name of pseudo-safety for an industry that is already among the safest ways to travel. Never mind that the infamous "underwear bomber" boarded the plane outside the US. Never mind that neither the scanners nor the pat downs can detect items hidden inside body cavities.
A good read:
http://noblasters.com/post/1650102322/my-tsa-encounter
A good video starring Adam Savage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3yaqq9Jjb4