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**Couldn't Believe My Eyes at the Gate Today.** You Know, for Years We've Been Told the TSA PreCheck Line Is for "Trusted Travelers" — Folks Who've Paid Their $85 and Submitted to a Background Check. Fine, Whatever. but Now There's This New "TSA Gold+" Nonsense. I'm Standing There, Shoes Off, Belt in the Bin, Laptop Out, Sweating Like a Sinner in Church. and I Watch This Guy — Full Suit, No Joke — Walk Right Past the Metal Detector, Past the Body Scanner, Straight to the Gate. a Guy With a TSA Gold+ Badge Just Waves Him Through. No Bag Check, No Pat-Down, Nothing. Meanwhile, My 78-Year-Old Mother Is Getting Her Cane Swabbed for Explosives Residue. 05-19