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2014-07-09 -Short Attention Span Theater-

The $3.7b border supplemental and where it might go.

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 This proposal would provide $300 million to the Department of State. Of the total:

•$295 million would support efforts to repatriate and reintegrate migrants to Central America, to help the governments in the region better control their borders

$395 million to help control their borders? Their borders? If we controlled our borders, we wouldn't have to spend any of this current [sputter] waste - $10 for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. and probably five times that for every taxpayer.

Posted by Bobby 2014-07-09 07:43|| 2014-07-09 07:43|| Front Page Top

#2 An adult touches the fence, rubber bullet to the leg. Carry a weapon, touch fence.... 185 grain FMJ to the brain bucket. Bullshit stops overnight. Have a nice day.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-09 08:12|| 2014-07-09 08:12|| Front Page Top

#3 The $3.7b border supplemental and where it might go.
Into beltway pockets I expect.

Posted by Skidmark 2014-07-09 09:01|| 2014-07-09 09:01|| Front Page Top

#4 I suspect this money will go into the Beltway black hole with no accountability. After this administration is gone, we will probably discover the largest theft in history.

$3.7B spread across 300,000 "children" is about $12,333 per child. This is an outrageous use of taxpayer money.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-09 09:42|| 2014-07-09 09:42|| Front Page Top

#5 The rubber bullet is a nice touch, B. I'd have gone with .50 caliber.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-09 11:49|| 2014-07-09 11:49|| Front Page Top

#6 At $12,333/child, it would be much cheaper to fly them back to their home country.

Posted by Ulomosing Protector of the Slytherins8411 2014-07-09 13:20|| 2014-07-09 13:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Nah Ebbang - you want them somewhat recognizable for the next-of-kin.

Their wailing and gnashing of teeth will provide even further discouragement to others.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-07-09 13:30|| 2014-07-09 13:30|| Front Page Top

Posted by spano bellingbo3665 2014-07-09 14:12|| 2014-07-09 14:12|| Front Page Top

#9 You obviously do not know my wife, spano.

Posted by Glenmore 2014-07-09 14:41|| 2014-07-09 14:41|| Front Page Top

#10 #8 blah blah Americans blah shoot straight blah

Aha! I knew it. You are Canuckistan Sniper (or relation) having some rough Canadian fun at our expense, and I claim my five, uh, loonies.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2014-07-09 16:55|| 2014-07-09 16:55|| Front Page Top

#11 At regular prices, $3B would pay to put up 15 layers of chain link fence along the border from the Gulf of Mexico to San Diego.

With simple electric induction sensors and the fence layers separated by a few meters, any intrusion of a large water based life form would be easily detected and located.

A quick mortar strike would clear the intrusion, and result in a small fence repair charge. Soon intrusions would cease, and costs would decrease accordingly.

Posted by rammer 2014-07-09 20:40|| 2014-07-09 20:40|| Front Page Top

#12 AFAIK Mexico, aka Mahico, aka Azteca, etc. is still between Central America + the Rio Grande.

I imagine the US43.7B will be less by the time it gets to CENTAM.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-07-09 23:09|| 2014-07-09 23:09|| Front Page Top

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