Orlando-Sanford Airport Wants TSA Gropers Off the Job

Orlando-Sanford International Airport struck a small blow for harried travelers this week when it announced it plans to fire its TSA security screeners.

Responding to rising passenger complaints about those invasive "enhanced pat-downs," Sanford airport officials want to replace groping TSA crews with approved private contractors.

That switch doesn't amount to much, TSA says, because replacement workers still must abide by TSA rules.

But if ousting TSA staffers spreads to other, larger airports, the feds may finally begin to feel the heat. And if private contractors bridle at the TSA rules, substantive changes could result. That's the hope, anyway.

This would be really big news if Sanford's much bigger neighbor, Orlando International Airport, were to raise a ruckus.