"Home-brew device"? I'm not sure what point you're making. Obama has learned, as we all have, that his initial response in which he called the terrorist an "isolated individual" was mistaken and he has moved on, if that's where you're going. Al Qaeda achieved 911 with box cutters, and this guy had PETN- that's a step up in tech, not down. The detonator screwed up somehow, but like with the Trade Center, it may be try, try again. Al Qaeda is determined, unlike our political class. Dodd diverted $4.2M that was intended for high tech TSA explosive detectors for campaign paybacks. Even reliably progressive pundits like Maureen Dowd are on the administration's case on this.

"Most states already require you to have insurance on your motor vehicles. "

Bit of a red hearing argument- there is no constitutional right to drive. You may choose not to, just as you can choose not to qualify for other licensed activities. I chose not to train as a physician, or to take the bar exam. Had I done so, I would have been required to take certain additional steps to protect the public.