[4Freedom]

"Is anyone really surprised about this??"

Bush and Rove are surprised.

I'll bet these two are surprised every time Vicente Fox passes gas, when he asks one of them to pull on his middle finger, after dinner.

I have a technical question.

If these terrorists work a sufficient number of quarters under a phony Spanish surname and they're caught before they attack, do they qualify for Social Security benefits under the 'Totalization' agreement that was just signed with Mexico?

That would be only fair, right?

They would have paid some income and social security taxes.

At that point they technically haven't committed any more criminal acts than the average illegal alien from Mexico. Maybe fewer. ;^)

[FreeReign]

Bush and Rove are surprised.

Why do you think that Bush is surprised by this? The person who is the primary source of this story is a Bush appointee.

www.whitehouse.gov | Office of the Press Secretary | November 30, 2001: The President intends to nominate Michael Shelby to be a United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Shelby is currently an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Phoenix Division where he has served since 1997. He was previously an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, an Attorney for Bludworth, Lippman & Herring, and an Assistant District Attorney for the Harris County District Attorney's Office in Texas. Shelby is also a Commissioned Officer in the United States Navy Reserves. He received a Bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and a J.D. from University of Texas Law School.

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