Karl Marx famously said "History repeats, first as tragedy, second as farce." Watching Janet Napolitano try to deal with the airport screening issue is like watching a farcical replay of Eleanor Roosevelt and the Office of Civilian Defense.  The February 16, 1942 issue of Time magazine reported: Most U.S. citizens would agree that Eleanor Roosevelt is a fine woman; but even a fine woman can go too far. And last week it began to look as if the First Lady had gone too far. As OCDiva to Fiorello LaGuardia's OCDemon of the Office of Civilian Defense, she had contributed the lioness' share to the air of bustling nonsense which has characterized OCD. This week Mayor LaGuardia, by promising to resign as head man of OCD, somewhat cleared the air and quieted the room. But no sooner had he done so than Eleanor Roosevelt set the shouts and murmurs going again louder than ever. The suspicion that the OCDiva regarded OCD as her particular plaything was deepened by the appearance...(Read Full Post)