Friday, February 28, 2003
Who needs National Defence when we have Cowgirls!
Good news we are now on Yellow Alert.
"Thursday, February 27, 2003 Posted: 12:52 PM EST (1752 GMT)"
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States on Thursday lowered the terror threat level from high to elevated -- orange to yellow -- citing the end of the Muslim hajj pilgrimage as a key factor."
So as I see it, we are going to an orange alert every time there is a Muslim hajj pilgrimage. Knowing this, someone could buy up duct tape gas masks, and plastic sheeting, before the actual pilgramage takes place and corner the market, now that we know the standard.
Here is another cute news item, Bush is blaming The Republican Congess because there was not enough money in the submitted budget for the money needed for equipment that the local Fire departments and Police departments had been told to get!
By PHILIP SHENON New York Times Feb 27, 2003
"In a speech here to the National Governors Association, where governors expressed deep concern about their ability to pay for the equipment and training needed to prepare for a terrorist attack, Mr. Bush said he was "disappointed" with the Republican-authored spending package because it had failed to provide adequate money for local counterterrorism programs. And he said that Congress was to blame."
"We have a lot of police agencies in the state that were assured by the administration, repeatedly, that this money was on the way," said Gov. Gary Locke of Washington, a Democrat."
"He said that many police and fire departments had bought hazardous-materials protective suits and other counterterrorism equipment in the expectation that they would be reimbursed by the federal government."
"And now," Governor Locke said, "they're going to have to scramble to terminate other programs in order to cover those costs."
"A Republican Congressional aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Republicans were angry over the efforts of the White House to distance itself from the domestic-security provisions of the spending bill. "
After all, Bush couldn't cut out badly needed money in the budget for other critical projects like the money being given to the National Cowgirl Museum in Texas. Maybe one of the reasons for this unlikely recipent of these funds may be because of one recent 2002 HONOREES at the museum was Supreme Court Judge Sandra Day O'Connorfrom Arizona. "Born in El Paso, Texas, Justice O'Connor grew up on her family's isolated Arizona and New Mexico cattle ranch, learning to shoot and ride before she was eight. She attended Stanford Law School, and subsequently served as Arizona assistant attorney general. She was later appointed to a vacancy in the Arizona Senate, elected Superior Court judge, and appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals. In 1981, President Reagan nominated her as the 102nd justice and the first female member of the U.S. Supreme Court." (see http://www.cowgirl.net/) Gee what a coincidence, a conservative judge gets an award and the the Bush Governments gives the museum lots of money! Hey we don't need money for Homeland security we have Duct Tape!
"Thursday, February 27, 2003 Posted: 12:52 PM EST (1752 GMT)"
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States on Thursday lowered the terror threat level from high to elevated -- orange to yellow -- citing the end of the Muslim hajj pilgrimage as a key factor."
So as I see it, we are going to an orange alert every time there is a Muslim hajj pilgrimage. Knowing this, someone could buy up duct tape gas masks, and plastic sheeting, before the actual pilgramage takes place and corner the market, now that we know the standard.
Here is another cute news item, Bush is blaming The Republican Congess because there was not enough money in the submitted budget for the money needed for equipment that the local Fire departments and Police departments had been told to get!
By PHILIP SHENON New York Times Feb 27, 2003
"In a speech here to the National Governors Association, where governors expressed deep concern about their ability to pay for the equipment and training needed to prepare for a terrorist attack, Mr. Bush said he was "disappointed" with the Republican-authored spending package because it had failed to provide adequate money for local counterterrorism programs. And he said that Congress was to blame."
"We have a lot of police agencies in the state that were assured by the administration, repeatedly, that this money was on the way," said Gov. Gary Locke of Washington, a Democrat."
"He said that many police and fire departments had bought hazardous-materials protective suits and other counterterrorism equipment in the expectation that they would be reimbursed by the federal government."
"And now," Governor Locke said, "they're going to have to scramble to terminate other programs in order to cover those costs."
"A Republican Congressional aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Republicans were angry over the efforts of the White House to distance itself from the domestic-security provisions of the spending bill. "
After all, Bush couldn't cut out badly needed money in the budget for other critical projects like the money being given to the National Cowgirl Museum in Texas. Maybe one of the reasons for this unlikely recipent of these funds may be because of one recent 2002 HONOREES at the museum was Supreme Court Judge Sandra Day O'Connorfrom Arizona. "Born in El Paso, Texas, Justice O'Connor grew up on her family's isolated Arizona and New Mexico cattle ranch, learning to shoot and ride before she was eight. She attended Stanford Law School, and subsequently served as Arizona assistant attorney general. She was later appointed to a vacancy in the Arizona Senate, elected Superior Court judge, and appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals. In 1981, President Reagan nominated her as the 102nd justice and the first female member of the U.S. Supreme Court." (see http://www.cowgirl.net/) Gee what a coincidence, a conservative judge gets an award and the the Bush Governments gives the museum lots of money! Hey we don't need money for Homeland security we have Duct Tape!
# posted by Thomas @ 12:36 AM 
