You know it's a slow news week when the right-wing is trying to gin up controversy about TSA regulations regarding carry-on cranberry sauce.

Yes, it's come to this:

Fox Nation and Big Government, piggybacking on the current outrage over TSA's new security procedures, are now pretending that the TSA has waged a “war on cranberry sauce.” Why? Because the TSA has advised holiday travelers that they cannot pack holiday-related food items such as cranberry sauce in their carry-on luggage.

Yet, these guidelines have existed for years. Back in 2007, The Houston Chronicle reported, “This year, the TSA introduced new holiday food rules to its Web site,” and noted (emphasis added):

The following foods will be turned away at security checkpoints. TSA suggests packing them in your luggage, leaving them at home or shipping them in advance:

• Cranberry and other sauces; gravy

• Salad dressing, oils and vinegars

• Salsa

• Maple syrup

• Creamy dips

• Wine, liquor, beer and other beverages

• Jams and jellies

• Soups

Pies and cakes are allowed through security checkpoints. Note: They may be swabbed for explosives.

So there you go. Travelers haven't been able to pack cranberry sauce in carry-on bags for years now. There is no sudden TSA “war on cranberry sauce.”

It looks like the right-wing media will just have to find a new controversy to invent.