rssThompson: Not Enough Funding to Secure the Borders
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 3:03 pm
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Appearing on MSNBC this morning, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said that there simply isn’t enough money available in the federal budget to buy more of the full-body imaging machines that could detect the types of plastic explosives smuggled in a pair of underwear onto Northwest Flight 253 last week.
It’s a matter of money. You know, security is an issue, but as we struggle with this economy, there’s only so much money we can dedicate to this particular issue. There are a lot of other issues we’re dealing with. And what we have to do is have a well-planned, well-coordinated approach to the problem.
Thompson’s comments come just a few weeks after Congress passed a $1.1 trillion bill for defense and homeland security in 2010 alone. Which begs the question: How much more than that do lawmakers need to spend before they get this thing right?
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Comment posted December 30, 2009 @ 11:55 am
Why do we still have apologists for the last admininstration? Had they done what was necessary, instead of starting wars for their own personal gain, this wouldn't even be an issue.
Where is ol' Dickey boy? Why isn't he whining about this one? How about the Shrub defenders?
I will never forget the utter irresponsibility of the Bush administration. EVER!
Comment posted December 30, 2009 @ 4:55 pm
Why do we still have apologists for the last admininstration? Had they done what was necessary, instead of starting wars for their own personal gain, this wouldn't even be an issue.
Where is ol' Dickey boy? Why isn't he whining about this one? How about the Shrub defenders?
I will never forget the utter irresponsibility of the Bush administration. EVER!
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