25 January 2005
Pres. Refuses to Uphold US Border Integrity.
This is possibly the biggest Achilles heel of the administration. All the hubbubbery about Homeland Security and defense is virtually meaningless if we refuse to do whatever is necessary to gain control of our borders.
This article notes former Secretary Ridge saying that more technology would be more effective. It might help, but only if there are the footprints on the ground to follow up on what's picked up by the technology. To think otherwise is the same sort of attitude that says you can effectively suppress a guerrillla war from the cockpit of a supersonic fighter.
What IS needed is a dedication to implementing what is one of the Constitutionally mandated roles of the Federal government - defending the borders! So far there's been little except lip service from the likes of Asa Hutchinson (who at least is going back home to Arkansas soon). What we have to get is a shift of attitude to refocus on the essential elements of nationhood: BORDERS, LANGUAGE, CULTURE (in the words of radio talker Michael Savage).
This article notes former Secretary Ridge saying that more technology would be more effective. It might help, but only if there are the footprints on the ground to follow up on what's picked up by the technology. To think otherwise is the same sort of attitude that says you can effectively suppress a guerrillla war from the cockpit of a supersonic fighter.
What IS needed is a dedication to implementing what is one of the Constitutionally mandated roles of the Federal government - defending the borders! So far there's been little except lip service from the likes of Asa Hutchinson (who at least is going back home to Arkansas soon). What we have to get is a shift of attitude to refocus on the essential elements of nationhood: BORDERS, LANGUAGE, CULTURE (in the words of radio talker Michael Savage).
