(SIGH) ANOTHER UNFORCED ERROR

Even a casual follower of the news will wonder why Shahzad was able to board a plane so the Administration should've been upfront about this. In this case, they've managed to give more ammunition to the wingers.

Security Slip Let Suspect on Plane, Near Takeoff
Security slip let Times Square bomb suspect board plane; he was moments away from takeoff
By EILEEN SULLIVAN and MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON May 4, 2010 (AP)

The Obama administration played down the fact that Shahzad, a U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, made it aboard the plane. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wouldn't talk about it, other than to say Customs officials prevented the plane from taking off. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the security system has fallback procedures in place for times like this, and they worked.

And Attorney General Eric Holder said he "was never in any fear that we were in danger of losing him."