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WEDNESDAY APRIL 2 2008 12:30 PM

Submitted by Coyotemike. Edited By TheFuckOffKid.

TAGS: Bush, Fence, Homeland Security

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.

25 Comments

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DevilsReject

Cleveland, OH

February 2007

APR 02, 2008 01:39 PM

well thank god we'll be keeping those dangerous ocelot's out of our country.

Why is it that the administration's stupidity just doesn't even phase me anymore? I keep picturing Bush as baby new year, in a diaper, with a pacifier, Cheney in his Elmer Fudd hat with a rifle......

Mark_plus_Beer

United Kingdom

August 2005

APR 02, 2008 01:40 PM

giant kitty doors might work

SockPuppet

I'm lost

July 2006

APR 02, 2008 03:02 PM

DevilsReject said:
well thank god we'll be keeping those dangerous ocelot's out of our country.

Why is it that the administration's stupidity just doesn't even phase me anymore? I keep picturing Bush as baby new year, in a diaper, with a pacifier, Cheney in his Elmer Fudd hat with a rifle......

I have no doubt that it's part of policy to do that.

crispy

NEWSWIRE

Philadelphia, PA

APR 02, 2008 03:53 PM

The worst thing about all of this is that President (the laws don't apply to ME!) Bush truly believes that he is doing this in the best interest of 'Homeland Security.'

I swear to Christ, that guy is even more stupid than we all give him credit for ... which is really saying something, and more than a little scary.

Jackie_Treehorn

Seattle, WA

June 2004

APR 02, 2008 05:02 PM

Fuck those guys, man.

stockula

Anchorage, AK

May 2003

APR 02, 2008 07:24 PM

Totally worth it even if the environmentalists were actually telling the truth for once. The millions of illegal immigrants crossing the border leave behind staggering amounts of litter and other pollution. Why do the environmentalists not care about that? Curbing illegal immigration would be the best possible environmentalist action possible for the border region.

Illegal immigration's totally out of control and has been allowed to become so for far too long. A wall along with crackdowns on employers, citizenship checks, and aggressive deportation will help reverse a destructive trend of lawlessness and exploitation of public services by people who really should not be here.

If they want to live and work here, there are plenty of legal and planet-friendly avenues for them to do so.

crispy

NEWSWIRE

Philadelphia, PA

APR 02, 2008 07:31 PM

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

Coyotemike

Kearney, NE

May 2006

APR 02, 2008 07:32 PM

crispy said:

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

Had to know he would turn up. Maybe if we all hold really still, he won't see us and will wander away.

sitar

Philadelphia, PA

June 2004

APR 02, 2008 07:35 PM

stockula said:
Totally worth it even if the environmentalists were actually telling the truth for once. The millions of illegal immigrants crossing the border leave behind staggering amounts of litter and other pollution. Why do the environmentalists not care about that? Curbing illegal immigration would be the best possible environmentalist action possible for the border region.

Illegal immigration's totally out of control and has been allowed to become so for far too long. A wall along with crackdowns on employers, citizenship checks, and aggressive deportation will help reverse a destructive trend of lawlessness and exploitation of public services by people who really should not be here.

If they want to live and work here, there are plenty of legal and planet-friendly avenues for them to do so.

i heard trolls have small peen.

*points and laughs*

ha ha funny small peen troll.

ps i love ocelts!

commonman

Baltimore, MD

August 2003

APR 02, 2008 08:25 PM

I totally agree. With what you should have said:

stockula didn't say this (but should have):
To . . . tell . . . the truth for once . . . millions of illegal immigrants cross . . . the border [to] leave behind staggering amounts of [problems]. Why do [people] not care about that? Curbing illegal immigration would be the best possible . . . action possible for the border region.

Illegal immigration's totally out of control and has been allowed to become so for far too long. A . . . crackdown . . . will help reverse a destructive trend of . . . exploitation of . . . people who really should . . . be here.

I also agree that for immigrant workers "to live and work here," they need "legal and planet-friendly avenues for them to do so."

Easily obtainable work visas, easier travel across borders to visit families, and reasonable fees for work permits will definitely help curb the illegal immigration problem, stop the crimes of coyotes who trade in human flesh for profit, and remove the reason for an expensive, useless, and environmentally destructive wall.

Capital can move freely across borders. It's time people could, too.

_kungfoo_

Los Angeles, CA

April 2005

APR 02, 2008 10:14 PM

Seriously?! A fucking environmental waiver?

Tallboy66

USA

January 2005

APR 02, 2008 10:48 PM

You don't get it, we build it now so some other countries President can tell us to Tear down this fence

Jackie_Treehorn

Seattle, WA

June 2004

APR 02, 2008 10:54 PM

Obviously, you're not a physicist.

zombie_nirbhao

Mackinac Island, MI

October 2007

APR 03, 2008 05:18 AM

stockula said:

how is this not sarcasm?!

Tallboy66 said:
You don't get it, we build it now so some other countries President can tell us to Tear down this fence

ftw!

I, too, am suffering from liberal outrage fatigue.

wildswan

I'm lost

June 2006

APR 03, 2008 06:38 AM

You jerk it to Lou Dobbs' shows, don't you?

Other that that, most of what you've posted is staggeringly free of facts and logic. But you know, carry on, because that's what you do.

That's your thing.

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