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Rach3
I used to believe in the stereotype, that Democrats were wasteful spenders and Republicans were the more fiscally responsible; six years of this administration, though, has proven me wrong. The administration of Star Wars, DHS, and Iraq has set a high bar for the olympic sport of money-hurling. But the Democrats are going for gold!
Sounds expensive! Let's parse this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070104/ap_on_go_co/democrats_homeland_securityDemocrats set homeland security changes
WASHINGTON - Hours after taking control of Congress, House Democrats disclosed a plan they said would strengthen homeland security after five years of complaining that Republicans weren't doing enough.
Democrats say their legislation bill would implement the unfinished 9/11 Commission recommendations that fall under the
Homeland Security Committee's jurisdiction.
The bill would require private companies to prepare for terrorism and the government would have to inspect cargo on passenger planes and shipping containers leaving the largest ports. Airport screeners would be given whistle-blower protection, money would be set aside to develop technology for detecting explosives at checkpoints and an appeals process would be established for airline passengers mistaken for terrorists on watch lists.
Sounds expensive! Let's parse this:
More aimless bureaucracy.The bill would require private companies to prepare for terrorism
typical strategy - spend big money addressing just one of the trillion vulnerabilites that exist in the modern world, as if it's a smart use of money (as opposed to crass political posturing)and the government would have to inspect cargo on passenger planes
cause the smallest ones ain't got no money...and shipping containers leaving the largest ports.
while all other government agencies keep on policing themselvesAirport screeners would be given whistle-blower protection,
we're already setting aside billions for that; it shouldn't read "money would be set aside" but "yet more money would be set aside"money would be set aside to develop technology for detecting explosives at checkpoints
once you were presumed guilty; but now - you get a chance to prove yourself innocent! What a great deal!and an appeals process would be established for airline passengers mistaken for terrorists on watch lists.
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