Even though the University of Cincinnati student sought out the pat-down screening measure so he could take his clothes off in the airport, and even though the feds subsequently dropped their disorderly conduct charge against him, Tobey and his attorneys now are suing the United States government for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Did I mention that Tobey pulled his stunt on his way to his grandmother's funeral in Wisconsin? Stay classy, Aaron! Well, not exactly Aaron alone. His lawsuit is brought to us by the Rutherford Institute, the conservative advocacy organization that once upon a time brought us Paula Jones.

Lawyers for the Institute have initiated a lawsuit on behalf of Tobey that seeks $250,000 from the feds. "They take an oath to support the Constitution," plaintiff's attorney John W. Whitehead said of airport screeners. "They need to be trained how to treat American citizens with care and dignity." Evidently Whitehead said this with a straight face on behalf of a client whose dignity fell to the floor last December along with his pants. Do you blame airport officials for asking someone in that frame of mind what their intentions are? Do you think a judge and jury will blame them? I don't.

Sorry, but I have no patience for litigation of this sort. Tobey went to the airport spoiling for a fight with TSA officials. He got one. And now he wants the American people to believe he's a victim. Life is too short, and the TSA's work too important, and our tax dollars too precious, for such pranks.