September 14, 2006

Defeatocrats would rather hug terrists!
Maybe that should read Bushies would rather face-fuck their corporate whore buddies than keep us safer -

When it comes to homeland security, the Bush administration has repeatedly allowed corporate profits to trump safety.
It gets funnier - or worse, actually:
Michael Chertoff seems determined to outdo his commander in chief in ratcheting up fears of Al Qaeda whenever he wants to score political points. This week, he raised the specter that if the government starts too many expensive antiterrorism programs it could further a plot by Osama bin Laden to “drive us crazy, into bankruptcy” through overspending on homeland defense. He warned darkly about the dangers of trying to protect the country from “every conceivable threat” — an idea no one has ever espoused. The issue has always been the need to set priorities, and in that respect, Mr. Chertoff’s department has become a laughingstock. It compiled one list of possible targets that included a petting zoo and a popcorn factory while the government provided only a pittance for our vulnerable subways.
- from a NYT editorial.

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