Dr. James Jay Carafano of the Heritage Foundation has a presidential to-do list for fixing airline security and, subsequently, stopping terrorists from boarding planes bound for the United States.

As Carafano says, relying on TSA screeners to act as the Maginot Line simply isn’t going to work. If we want to truly fix the major problem of airline security, we need to act to thwart terrorists before they even arrive at the airport.

I’ll post the headings of his six solutions, but you’ll need to head over from the first link to get all the details.

1. Improve Visa Security Coordination Between the Departments of State and Homeland Security.
2. Put More Air Marshals in the Skies and in Airports.
3. Move the “Secure Flight” Program Faster.
4. Step Up the Implementation of Real ID.
5. Expand the Visa Waiver Program.
6. End the 100 Percent Visa Interview Requirement.

All great suggestions, and — with the exception of the fifth one — all common sense. Hopefully the Obama Administration will take the to-do list into consideration. But I’m not holding my breath.