Thursday. One day closer to the weekend, and the Democrats are now shown to have been drinking massive weekend type alchohol during their rants about Bush needing to protect our ports-usually accompanied by calls about how bad it was for Bush to go it alone in freeing 25 million people from the whims of a brutal, tyrannical regime in Iraq so we should cut and run, intermixed with their complaints that the global war on Islamic terrorists is all a contrived plot.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors at the nation’s ports of entry arrested 25,000 people during fiscal 2007 — including 270 suspected of having terrorist ties — and seized 300 tons of marijuana and 93,000 pounds of cocaine.
"Homeland security often is a balancing act between two ideals: vigilance and convenience," said CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham. "Nowhere does this dichotomy between security and facilitation play out more dramatically than at our borders and ports of entry.
I really do not think it necessary to link massive amounts of bloviation by Democrats regarding thei belief that the ports are not being protected, we know where they stand-usually upwind as the poop out missives that they know are false and that they will never follow through on, such as
DHS Report Card: Bush Administration Gets "C-/D+" on Port Security; Bush Port Policies A "House of Cards." The Democratic Staff of the Committee on Homeland Security’s annual report card on the Department of Homeland Security gave the department a C-/D+ on its port security policies. They called the current port security regime a "house of cards," and noted that containers arriving at American ports are rarely inspected and that the Department "remains unaware of security arrangements at foreign ports and vessels shipping goods to the United States." In addition to the threats millions of Americans face as a result of the Bush White House’s failed port policies, it was estimated that "a terrorist attack at a major U.S. seaport would cause $60 billion in economic damages." [Democratic Staff of the Committee on Homeland Security, Annual Report Card, 2/06]
You can find all sorts of quotes from Dingy Harry, Nance Pelosi, etc, and so forth, as well as their little minions in the left-o-sphere, assaulting Bush. Funny how, yet again, Democrats are wrong, and hysterical.
Mr. Basham said that at 99 land ports, the agency processed 300 million people last year. He said CBP inspectors scan all vehicles for radiation, check all people for proper documents, and check for terror watch list matches, outstanding criminal warrants, public health and narcotics lookouts, and other indications of risk.
Basically, it appears that the CBP folks were just quietly going about their jobs, not making a big deal out of it, as well as not letting terrorists, drug dealers, and other scum know that they were stepping up their game to stop entry at the ports. Kudos!
"This process is not a bureaucratic game, but a security imperative," he said, adding that CBP officers spend 45 to 60 seconds with each person at a primary inspection booth.
It may not be a bureaucratic game, but the Democrats have attempted to turn it into a political one. I wonder if they will give any congratulations and a hearty "well done!" to the CBP? It would probably be too early to photoshop a pig flying, eh?
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Just say no to martyrdom…
Why is a Roman Catholic Cardinal afraid of his personal safety? If he died for his beliefs, wouldn’t he become a saint?…
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Neither the ports nor the bordewrs are secure. This can not be blamed on anyone else but the Republicans.
Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’ Judicial Smackdown……
British high court list 9 errors in Algore’s “alarmist” mocumentary……
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More on Andrea Eichhorn…
Fire the witch. She is a disgrace to the uniform she wears….
Jimmuh Chavez and Human Rights…
What constitutes torture is subjective, which is one of the problems with defining what is allowed and what is not in U.S. interrogations……
The Embracing Sh-ariah Bldg…”E.S.B.”…
People had better closely study exactly what they are “welcoming†with open arms and bowed heads and what they choose to “honor†and making falsely equivalent.
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Blasphemous Soccer Balls…
Thanks to VH, a new one for The List.Via Wisdom of the Realm;The U.S. military in Afghanistan expressed regret for a publicity campaign aimed at winning hearts and minds that ended up offending scores of Muslims. U.S. troops on Friday…
Robert E. Howard: Respect After All These Years?…
National Review Online posts a wonderful interview focusing on one of my favorite reads, Robert E. Howard, who is now the subject of a two-volume omnibus best of collection. Ace of Spades HQ has more here, and I’ll be returning…
Really, John? Story says otherwise.
Of course, what it comes down to, is they can never be totally secure, not in an open society like ours. Meanwhile, where is the legislation that the Dems promised with their 6 for ’06?
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Terrorists Target Giuliani…
I received this from a reader via email last night and wanted to post it for you guys…Not that I think Giuliani should be elected but it is certainly interesting to see that some of the same terrorists that hate……
Under Distant Stars…
I received this email Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, from Michael Yon. It blew me away, and that was without reading his article! That is somewhat of a great achievement, since I’m used to not believing our dinosaur media. Well, it must be worse than I thoug….
No Surprise: Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize For lying about Global Warming…
As predicted by me since earlier this year, Al won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in scaring the hell out of people about Global Warming while lining his pockets selling useless carbon credits.
That’s the reality of what happened, like it or …
What did Bubba Clinton do about the USS Cole being blown up in a Yemen PORT Mr. Ryan? Or what did he do when our embassies were bombed in Kenya and Tanzania? Or when the Kobalt Towers were blown up in Saudi Arabia John? He was too busy in the Oral Office getting ? I guess! Shame you don’t have a US and DOD Passport Mr. Ryan…. You watch CNN and know it all?