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A couple of thoughts, almost random:
- The man praying publicly, almost ostentatiously, was probably the least dangerous man in the airport that day.
- Muslims have a strict regimen of daily prayer. Might we admire someone who observes it, even knowing that some will -- to say the least -- look askance as he does?
- Everything about travel by air has changed since 9/11/2001. Security gets better all the time -- but it will never be perfect. We know that religion is not, by itself, a marker for terror.
- Elections have consequences, and I accept that the election of Donald Trump means that he gets to pursue policies he believes in and campaigned on. He does not get to enact policies that are unconstitutional, and the Muslim ban -- which he campaigned on -- is unconstitutional. I think the Executive Order is a Muslim ban, but I am content to let that play out in court.
- The most troubling aspect of Trump's behavior is his petulant response when he doesn't get his way.