Homeland Security Flaws

Administration Admits Katrina Flaws, Moves to Retool Homeland Security

This was a sub headline in a Washington Post article on February 14, 2006. The current administration surprisingly has admitted to a mistake and plans to retool. What the hell do they mean by retool? They shouldn’t waste any more of the taxpayer’s money and instead of retooling they should retire this worthless agency.

Retool, re-engineer are words being used to try to make this square pegged agency fit into a round shaped mold. President Bush’s security advisor will soon make more than 100 recommendations to improve disaster response. How much safer are we today compared to four years ago? One hundred recommendations is not what I call a retool, it’s more like a complete overhaul. If Homeland Security was compared to a new car one could evoke the lemon law protection and get a replacement.

The same story has the following quote; "It was the president who acknowledged the response to Hurricane Katrina was insufficient, and it was the president who first sought the lessons learned," said Townsend, who, as head of the Homeland Security Council, is leading the review ordered by Bush.
What lessons has President Bush learned? He should have learned that Homeland Security is a waste of our money, but of course he won’t admit it so he will continue to poor good money to try and fix an inferior product – Department of Homeland Security.
In the meantime, the country will sit back and watch the middle class slowly shrink with many joining the ranks of the poor. The trail for the search for weapons of mass destruction has led us to this country. The weapons of mass destruction lie within the borders of this country and not with Saddam.