You can add Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger to the growing rumble of discontent against invasive and potentially health-threatening TSA searches. CNN reports that Sullenberger weighs in on behalf of his fellow flight pros, who under current regulations face the same lines and the same choice passengers do: be photographed nekkid or get professionally groped (and maybe get your breasts mocked). His focus is on the sheer inefficiency of screening the same pilots and crew members over and over again:

Sullenberger argued that transport authorities should trust pilots and flight attendants because "we're trusted partners" who are already "thoroughly screened."

"We're among the most scrutinized professional groups in the country, even more than doctors," Sullenberger said on CNN's "American Morning." "It's really not an efficient use of our resources to put us through this," he added, suggesting that flight crews should be allowed to bypass much of the pre-boarding security screening that is required of passengers.

Transportation Security Administration officials are permitted to use "professional discretion" in determining if individuals should be subject to further screening, according to a TSA statement.

Sullenberger's calm rhetoric and larger-than-life reputation constitute yet another strike against both the embattled TSA and DHS chief Janet Napolitano.  Hit up with a lawsuit and a sane, gentlemanly protest from an American hero within 24 hours: not their best week.