The stupidest idea of the year for 2013 goes to...

(drum roll, please)

... the Transportation Security Administration! 

For allowing passengers to bring knives back on the planes.  Well done, guys.

TSA Administrator John Pistole announced the new policy today at an aviation security conference in New York.

Starting April 25, passengers flying on U.S. flights will be allowed to carry small pocket knives—blades less than 6-centimeters, up to two golf clubs, ski poles, as well as sporting sticks used for hockey, lacrosse, and billiards. Baseball bats will remain on the no-fly list, though wiffle-ball bats and souvenir baseball bats (less than 24-inches long) will be allowed.

Apparently, the TSA said last week they would be reducing  ”frontline workforce,” those who screen passengers prior to accessing a flight gate, and thereby lead to increased passenger wait times at airport security checkpoints.

And so it goes...

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