Comments on: Fingerpointing while Rome burns

By: EverKarl

EverKarl — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:24:40 +0000

Incidentally, NYC doesn't have the greatest track record with regards to various types of 9/11 funds in the first place, as documented by the NYDN here, here and here, among other places.

By: RonP

RonP — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 21:37:21 +0000

to that point. where are all those jobs that madame promised to upstate? bueller, bueller? anyoone? anyone`?

By: Andy Freeman

Andy Freeman — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 19:13:19 +0000

If terrorism was important, NY’s Dem congresscritters wouldn’t insist that the money pass through union hands.

It’s pork, and NY is just feeling left out.

By: CaptiousNut

CaptiousNut — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 16:34:25 +0000

People in NYC aren’t concerned about terrorism anyway. They’re more concerned about late-term abortions and female members at Augusta National.

All the money in the world isn’t going to prevent terrorism when our policies are still governed by oily politics and political correctness.

Less money for NYC? Looks like Hillary and Schumer are doing a fantastic job for their constituents.

By: RonP

RonP — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 14:35:46 +0000

…or arrogant laziness.

By: RonP

RonP — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 14:33:38 +0000

just another observation before we all run off with our hair on fire. not saying the feds are totally correct but how does a state & city with the largest per capita tax burden in the nation as well as the highest ratio of government workers to tax paying citizens, screw up the instructions on something so vital? law of diminishing returns? maybe. probably more like lazy arrogance.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 14:23:42 +0000

Paranoia. my butt!! I think it is a good idea to fund smaller centres also. NY and DC have gotten a big share in the past four years, now it’s time to move elsewhere–that’s what this slime does–finds a rock(mosque) o hide in elsewhere. It’s easier to buy fertilizer in a smaller centre than in NY. Watch the News this AM–17 pondscum arrested in Canada planning to blow up targets in southern Ontario and trained in a terror camp MADE IN CANADA. They won’t train in New York–they’ll find some small community where we believe islam is peace and build their bombs there.

By: ruth

ruth — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 10:32:53 +0000

That’s odd, why do you suppose the DHS head of grants was so busy on C-Span making her points, that previous and present grants balanced out, giving a majority of funds to NY and DC over time? Schenke I believe is the name, and she seemed totally immersed in her case, never said it was the fault of the city. As to distributing the funds to me here in the sticks, I guess we might use it to help with housing the evacuees from the hurricanes this season.

By: David Locke

David Locke — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 03:40:49 +0000

This is just red state-blue state paying off. Terrorist attack symbols. Terrorsts want to kill efficently. Putting the money in tiny places is not something you do because of terrrorist threats. The DHS wasn’t put together to protect anyone. It was put together to keep the parionia alive.

By: EPat49

EPat49 — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:42:22 +0000

While Senator Schumer and the rest of the New York Washington politicians raced for the TV cameras to rant and rave against the Department of Homeland Security , Ed Morrissey set out to get the facts which are available at his website http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/. A very different story.

By: Glenn Ross

Glenn Ross — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 22:55:48 +0000

Jeff,

It’s not what you sell, it’s how you sell it!. NY failed to make their case.

By: BW

BW — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 21:40:12 +0000

People do a poor job of articulating their needs at my job all the time, and usually work it out with them so they’re happy. Oh yeah, I don’t deal in anything near as important as terrorism.

By: mle

mle — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 20:27:25 +0000

Here’s what Homeland Security dollars are paying for in Detroit: beautification and protecting our sports fans –

Make a kit
National Threat System
Main Sports Venues: Baseball, Football, Hockey
Working Together: Trash Dumping, Abandoned Dwellings, Illegal Posted Signs, Abandoned Vehicles, Security Tips for Businesses
Customs Regulations: Frequently Asked Questions FAQ, Before you leave the U.S., After you return to U.S.

By: EverKarl

EverKarl — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 20:09:17 +0000

If NYC did a poor job of articulating its needs in its application, it probably didn’t matter how it got to DHS, though both may speak to the mentality of the city officials responsible. I’m willing to believe that DHS could have shortchanged NYC — the assertion that there aren’t major landmarks or icons there seems overly technical — but the entitlement mentality was on display from the local pols complaining on TV. The fact of the prior attack does not excuse them from the responsibility to explain what they want to do with the money. Moreover, while DHS may not be free from criticism here, hearings may well show that NYC (and DC) have spent the funds already received very well and are meeting the level of threat. If so, it’s probably more important that cities with critical infrastructure catch up to that level. And I say that as someone from a city already getting a lot of DHS funds that has been mentioned as a terror target any number of times.

By: Wise One

Wise One — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:26:38 +0000

New york could not follow simple directions. Shame on them.

By: Jeff Jarvis

Jeff Jarvis — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:20:55 +0000

Steve & Thomas,
No, since I was damned near killed by these fascist murderers, I would like our government at all levels to keep their eye on the prize: the terrorists. I fear, though, that it will be the bureaucrats who’ll kill us.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 18:20:09 +0000

So they also now need to be the ‘Office of Handholding and Lollypops’ to make sure people fill out their paperwork properly? Come on it was a city agency applying for federal funds, they do it all the time, they don’t do it right and it’s the Feds fault?

I have to agree with Steve, in addition.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 18:01:52 +0000

So if they had worked around this issue, and the money ended up being mis appropriated, would you then be writing the post about how inept Homeland Security is for not being able to follow its own rules?

Just Askin’!

By: Hammer of Truth » DHS: Old Enough to Serve Pork Properly

Hammer of Truth » DHS: Old Enough to Serve Pork Properly — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:02:28 +0000

[...] Update: Buzzmachine points out that they didn’t get the money because they filled out the forms wrong and faxed them instead of going through the proper steps of electronic filing, saying “How about trying to do whatâ€™s right and necessary to protect citizens from terrorist murderers. I thought thatâ€™s what a Department of Homeland Security was supposed to do.” [...]