Fence Creates Environmental Roadkill

You gotta love a government that not only ignores logic, intelligence, and big fucking holes while wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on a worthless project.

Well, they've topped themselves for despicability in building the most worthless wall in history.

Environmental laws don't apply to Bush's pet projects.

In an aggressive move to finish building 670 miles of border fence by the end of this year, the Department of Homeland Security announced today that it will waive federal environmental laws to meet that goal.

It is like someone made a sarcastic list of the worst ways to build a border security fence, but forgot the smiley emoticon and Bush took it seriously: Make it too short, put lots of holes in it, build it to last just a few decades, and choose the building sites based on if the property owner is an old family friend or not. The only thing left to complete the foul-up is to endanger the environment.

. . . opponents are concerned that it could increase the danger of extinction for endangered animals, such as the ocelot, a wild cat whose mating habits may be affected.

Bush, whoever gave you that list was JOKING!

(Homeland Security Secretary Michael) Chertoff has called the waivers a last resort, and department officials say the agency is committed to minimizing the impacts to the environment and wildlife.

Yes, of course, a last resort. Which is why the first environmental waiver under the mandate given to Homeland Security came in September, 2005, over a year before The Secure Fence Act was passed. Good to have that precedent set up nice and early, before any major complaints could be raised.

Congratulations to Bush, Chertoff, and all their little friends: you managed to take a thoroughly crappy idea and make it just that much worse.

Coyotemike tips his ocelot-skinned hat.

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