Thursday, February 28, 2008

Spot on ....

It's no secret that Jambo & I are simpatico on the fence issue - planning, cost, implementation & necessity are something we've agreed upon for years now. But there is an insidious problem within our political/social/business structure that is hindering this well thought out, practical, common sense approach that Jambo explained in the post before. And Titus is a glaring example of what it is - CERTAIN PEOPLE DON'T WANT IT! Titus and the American left think it ethnocentristic. They scoff at the very idea of not allowing people in at will as something bordering on racist elitism. Then the other prong of two in delaying this fence is the business community that benefits from slave labor at an untold rate. And from the outside, staring at these two wondering why they're soaking up good oxygen, stands the common sense, law abiding Americans like Jambo & I, asking "what the f***? Just build the damn thing, it's the law!"

In truth if any of you whom oppose this fence, real & virtual, cared at all about the humane treatment of these people, the safety of American lives, drug trafficking, or enhancing American based industry then you would join forces with us and insist that the human trafficking, slave wage enabling, desert dying, hashish smuggling, terrorist vulnerable Southern border be ENFORCED! And FYI: the government, in extreme situations, can cut red tape with the best of them & buy from Home Depot or whomever else will get it done at a reasonable cost. But like I said, enough people with beltway power & influence don't want it done and thus the converse is true - the feds can implement red tape in extreme situations (i.e. desperately wanting to maintain the status quo) with the best of them.

The bottom line is that there is no sane argument for opposition to this barrier. After all, it is the law. So, you are either pro-law enforcement or pro-anarchy ... there's no in between.

1 comment:

Titus said...

I do not deny that this, in fact, the law of the land. It must be enforced. Period.

My beef has always been that it is "flawed" logic... but I won't re-hash that here.

Suffice to say that the 28 miles of fence in question DOES NOT WORK at a cost of $20 million. That $20 million could have paid for 400 armed and trained agents to walk the border at an annual salary of $50k. Triple the amount of men per mile that we pay for NOW, and those 400 men have 1/3 of the Texas border patroled 24/7.

THAT's rational expectations for a secured border... use the money to put Americans on the ground to secure and patrol the frontier. Good for the economy, good for the country, and good for 400 soon-to-be-ex-servicemen and women who will need to find civilian jobs in the next 1 to 5 years.