I believe Oldshooter is correct in that the whole groping thing is a "feel good" move...a stupid one by a stupid administration, but
nonetheless that's what it is. Everyone was not happy with the invasive scanners, so it looks like the Obamaniacs figured, "the unwashed masses don't like folks seeing them naked, let's have them groped and felt up..then they will be glad to accept the porn pictures"!
Again, the Progressives misunderstand genuine Americans...we don't want either, especially when we see the "safest airline in the world" (El Al) doesn't use either of these methods.
Due to their view of humanity as simply "evolved apes", or in the case of babies, as a "glob of tissue", Progressives have a hard time featuring people as individuals, wanting their personal 'junk' being kept personal...especially when these people come from the "great unwashed'.
You must realize, Progressives are more highly "evolved"
that the rest of us , and entitled to better trteatment.
BTW: the TSA swears the scanners are made in such a way that they cannot preserve the images as copies or photos. If they are not lying, then where are all the TSC X-ray images we see on TV coming from ?