What has the Dept. of Homeland Security accomplished, if anything?

Mayberry Machiavelli

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Fri Mar-03-06 08:08 PM
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What has the Dept. of Homeland Security accomplished, if anything?

Seriously!?!

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MissB

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Fri Mar-03-06 08:08 PM
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1. They have provided great fodder for the likes of Jon Stewart.

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central scrutinizer

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Fri Mar-03-06 08:14 PM
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2. They helped Tom Delay find the missing Texas Democrats

His gerrymandering scheme might have fallen apart if he hadn't commandeered those planes and found those spineless Democrats hiding out.

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fknobbit

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Fri Mar-03-06 08:49 PM
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6. Allowing them

to track down and bribe the spineless Democrat.

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Kansas Wyatt

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Fri Mar-03-06 08:17 PM
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3. DHS has succeeded in becoming every Extreme Right Winger's nightmare.

The Government crawling up any citizen's ass, just to make sure everything is in order and checks out.

Oh, they do not feel the movement yet, but when the pendulum swings, they'll be screaming rape, bloody murder, and plotting attacks on the Government.

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Ready4Change

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Fri Mar-03-06 08:19 PM
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4. IMO, screwed up response to Katrina.

Sounds like FEMA was left on hold, waiting for "permission" from DHS before it could act.

Also it has nearly gotten several civilian pilots shot down in the skies over Wash. DC, even though those pilots did absolutely everything required and recommended according to the new regulations.

It's burnt a lot of money.

It's added a layer of bureaucracy that has hampered and slowed every action by every agency it oversees.

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Starbucks Anarchist

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Fri Mar-03-06 08:22 PM
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5. Proved Republicans shouldn't color coordinate?

:shrug:

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Cobalt Violet

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Fri Mar-03-06 08:54 PM
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7. Wealthfare for Dubia Dubya's cronies.

That's about all I can think of.

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Jade Fox

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:20 PM
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12. WEALTHFARE???

Did you make that up? That's great!! I'm going to start using it right away.

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Cobalt Violet

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:39 PM
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16. No, that one was kicked around here a while ago. n/t

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fknobbit

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Fri Mar-03-06 08:57 PM
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8. Pointing out creative new uses for

Duct tape and tinfoil! :tinfoilhat:

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leftchick

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Fri Mar-03-06 09:46 PM
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9. Prevented life saving medicine from reaching needy senior citizens

and perhaps even a few have died as a result.

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Jade Fox

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:19 PM
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10. It's allowed a lot of law enforcement types....

to throw their weight around and collect big salaries while driving "company" cars that you and I pay for.

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meganmonkey

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:20 PM
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11. PRopaganda - That's all it was meant for

Edited on Fri Mar-03-06 10:20 PM by meganmonkey

To strike fear in the hearts of Americans.

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Just Me

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:20 PM
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13. Profiteering off an intrusive "big brother" governance. n/t

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Disturbed

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:37 PM
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15. The Neo Fascists didn't want it and set it up to fail.

"Top Bush aides were never enthusiastic about the plan, however. To save money, and in keeping with Republican opposition to big government, the White House ordered that the new department's top ranks be extremely lean, people involved in the department's planning said."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36519-2003Sep6_2.html

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windy252

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:29 PM
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14. Um, boosted Bush's poll numbers

when bad news was coming out, at least in the past?

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Marie26

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:40 PM
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17. They have kept Americans aware

of "The Threat" as efficiently as possible.

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