Be afraid!! - The Orange Mane

Rigs11 · 12-01-2007, 02:14 AM

Come on righties cough up some money.We're at war! Oceans no longer protects us. sleeper cells!Only the repubs can keep us safe! Oh wait, forgot about our tax breaks.

White House seeks to slash anti-terror funds
Homeland Security grants may be cut by more than half, documents show

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration intends to slash counterterrorism funding for police, firefighters and rescue departments across the country by more than half next year, according to budget documents obtained by The Associated Press.

The Homeland Security Department has given $23 billion to states and local communities to fight terrorism since the Sept. 11 attacks, but the administration is not convinced that the money has been well spent and thinks the nation’s highest-risk cities have largely satisfied their security needs.

The department wanted to provide $3.2 billion to help states and cities protect against terrorist attacks in 2009, but the White House said it would ask Congress for less than half — $1.4 billion, according to a Nov. 26 document.

Proposal at odds with policies
The proposal to drastically cut Homeland Security grants is at odds with some of the administration’s own policies. For example, the White House recently promised continued funding for state and regional intelligence “fusion centers” — information-sharing centers the administration deems critical to preventing another terrorist attack. Cutting the grants would limit money available for the centers.

“This budget proposal is dead on arrival,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. “This administration runs around the country scaring people and then when it comes to putting their money where their mouth is, they say ’sorry, the bank is closed.”’

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22046131/

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 12-01-2007, 02:20 AM

Can't wait to see how the right-wing brain trust tries to spin this.

Rigs11 · 12-01-2007, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Can't wait to see how the right-wing brain trust tries to spin this.

Easy.They'll blame it on either clinton, chavez or them evil muslims.

spdirty · 12-01-2007, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Can't wait to see how the right-wing brain trust tries to spin this.

We're fighting em over there so we don't have to fight em over here. Therefore, no need for all that money.

TailgateNut · 12-01-2007, 10:11 AM

This administration will go down with the "full-o-****-o-meter" pegged out due to hypocracy and out right lying.
First of all the term "homeland" just freaks me out due to the similarity with the nazi term "Heimland", and the same "scare tactics" used by both.
I had the furtune to talk to someone from the Canadian Consulate the other night, and they (Canada) are always being pressured to fund and manage the border, but we could give a **** less about the southern border of our country where untold thousands sneak in monthly.
I describe it as an arrogant case of "head up the ass" syndrome. It's laughable to think that we like to look at ourselves as world leaders. Sad!

Spider · 12-01-2007, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TailgateNut

This administration will go down with the "full-o-****-o-meter" pegged out due to hypocracy and out right lying.
First of all the term "homeland" just freaks me out due to the similarity with the nazi term "Heimland", and the same "scare tactics" used by both.
I had the furtune to talk to someone from the Canadian Consulate the other night, and they (Canada) are always being pressured to fund and manage the border, but we could give a **** less about the southern border of our country where untold thousands sneak in monthly.
I describe it as an arrogant case of "head up the ass" syndrome. It's laughable to think that we like to look at ourselves as world leaders. Sad!

orinjkrush · 12-01-2007, 11:21 AM

operative terms were state and local. prolly wanted to shaft a few Blue states/localities in the process.

Rohirrim · 12-01-2007, 12:01 PM

The truth is that Bush's war in Iraq has busted the bank. We're broke. We're spending billions on Iraq's infrastructure while our infrastructure crumbles. In most cases, the money isn't even fixing Iraq's infrastructure. It's disappearing into various war profiteers' pockets. Bush and Cheney's cronies in Iraq are sucking up our tax dollars and we still can't secure our own borders. Bush, Cheney, Rice, Halliburton, Exxon Mobil, etc. are all going to walk away from this fiasco with vaults full of cash. America will be busted.

12-01-2007, 02:14 AM	#1
Rigs11 Ring of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 7,818	Be afraid!! Come on righties cough up some money.We're at war! Oceans no longer protects us. sleeper cells!Only the repubs can keep us safe! Oh wait, forgot about our tax breaks. White House seeks to slash anti-terror funds Homeland Security grants may be cut by more than half, documents show WASHINGTON - The Bush administration intends to slash counterterrorism funding for police, firefighters and rescue departments across the country by more than half next year, according to budget documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Homeland Security Department has given $23 billion to states and local communities to fight terrorism since the Sept. 11 attacks, but the administration is not convinced that the money has been well spent and thinks the nation’s highest-risk cities have largely satisfied their security needs. The department wanted to provide $3.2 billion to help states and cities protect against terrorist attacks in 2009, but the White House said it would ask Congress for less than half — $1.4 billion, according to a Nov. 26 document. Proposal at odds with policies The proposal to drastically cut Homeland Security grants is at odds with some of the administration’s own policies. For example, the White House recently promised continued funding for state and regional intelligence “fusion centers” — information-sharing centers the administration deems critical to preventing another terrorist attack. Cutting the grants would limit money available for the centers. “This budget proposal is dead on arrival,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. “This administration runs around the country scaring people and then when it comes to putting their money where their mouth is, they say ’sorry, the bank is closed.”’ continued... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22046131/

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12-01-2007, 02:20 AM	#2
L.A. BRONCOS FAN Mo' holla fo' yo' dolla! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a bunker in an undisclosed location Posts: 52,694	Can't wait to see how the right-wing brain trust tries to spin this.

12-01-2007, 10:11 AM	#5
TailgateNut Bleedin' orange! .......as much as tebonites Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mile High Posts: 20,018 Adopt-a-Bronco: Howard Griffith	This administration will go down with the "full-o-**-o-meter" pegged out due to hypocracy and out right lying. First of all the term "homeland" just freaks me out due to the similarity with the nazi term "Heimland", and the same "scare tactics" used by both. I had the furtune to talk to someone from the Canadian Consulate the other night, and they (Canada) are always being pressured to fund and manage the border, but we could give a ** less about the southern border of our country where untold thousands sneak in monthly. I describe it as an arrogant case of "head up the ass" syndrome. It's laughable to think that we like to look at ourselves as world leaders. Sad!

12-01-2007, 11:21 AM	#7
orinjkrush ... Prospects for the future... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DistrictOfCorruption Posts: 4,913 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ben Garland	operative terms were state and local. prolly wanted to shaft a few Blue states/localities in the process.

12-01-2007, 12:01 PM	#8
Rohirrim Partisan Human Cannonball Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Twixt Hell & Highwater Posts: 48,787	The truth is that Bush's war in Iraq has busted the bank. We're broke. We're spending billions on Iraq's infrastructure while our infrastructure crumbles. In most cases, the money isn't even fixing Iraq's infrastructure. It's disappearing into various war profiteers' pockets. Bush and Cheney's cronies in Iraq are sucking up our tax dollars and we still can't secure our own borders. Bush, Cheney, Rice, Halliburton, Exxon Mobil, etc. are all going to walk away from this fiasco with vaults full of cash. America will be busted.