‘Yes, I Am Actually Calling Them Racist’
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 by RLRFrom TruthDig
By Molly Ivins
Last week, Bush visited Yuma, Ariz., to tour a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border by Border Patrol buggy. Maybe Jorge was doing a little measuring for the $3.2-million-a-mile fence the Senate recently approved, which I guarantee will be really helpful.
Are they insane? As Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano observes, Show me a 50-foot wall, and I’ll show you a 51-foot ladder.
Meanwhile, Republicans in the Senate have constructively declared English the national language. That’ll fix everything. Every foreigner at our borders will stop and say: Gosh, ma foi! English is the national language here. Good thing to know. I’ll begin speaking it immediately.
Yes sir, you want a solution, call a Republican.
Of course, I am enchanted to discover that the entire project will be turned over to Raytheon, General Dynamics and other military contractors–think Halliburton with noncompetitive bids, anyone? Because this outsourcing stuff is just working like a charm. Another Republican solution.
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[...] Miss Molly: Naturally, in Texas, National Laboratory for Bad Government, we do it all first and worst. We started with this dandy plan to outsource applications and enrollment for social service programs such as food stamps and Medicaid. In theory, we were to save millions—though I never could understand it myself. You see, Texas has one of the cheapest state governments on the continent, but when we hire outside contractors, they expect to make a profit. Add profit, add cost. Oh well. [...]
Molly
The whole thing is an expensive joke. Now 5 years after 9-11 we’re going to fix the huge flat that could have meant easy movement of small nuclear devices across anytime anyplace…Bush doesn’t give a shit about the American people, just make sure the checks keep coming in, take care of my buddys….bastard!!!!!
Might as well be anonymous
Keith