Perhaps I'm just superstitious...
But I can't help but wonder,
That if you ride one of these things...
You will never get laid.
Posted on 04/14/2005 6:59:08 PM PDT by CHARLITE
Why would the congress critters behave any other way? The money smells just as sweet..
By the way, how's that "limited government" thingie you promised us coming along?
It's interesting that the Segway was used in the article as an analogy for a failed policy. Certainly the TSA belongs in the same category as the Segway.
Perhaps I'm just superstitious...
But I can't help but wonder,
That if you ride one of these things...
You will never get laid.
I'm beginning to think I won't see it in the next 3.75 years.
But, it even gets worse.
Homeland security funded a "patrol boat" to look for Bin Laden in our Narragansett Bay harbor to the tune of $68,000. But, now my town needs to man their second patrol craft, so the town has increased it's harbor patrol staff from 2 ( for the one vessel); to 8 - to be able to staff the two vessels 24/7, and to be sure that no nefarious speeders with dark beards exceed the 5 mile a hour speed limit.
And the town crows about their "free" new boat, yet I'm looking at the new $250k in salary and benefits per year!
Not a chance. Under Bush and the Republicans, you will never see even slightly-smaller government and you will never see a balanced federal budget.
You will see record spending, record deficits and a rapidly-climbing national debt, every year.
And you'll see a tremendous amount of feeble BS in an attempt to rationalize all the waste and seek reelection. Only the picture-lickers will fall for it.
I'm sure not gonna defend the TSA. I never thought federalizing airport security was going to really solve anything. Government, in general, doesn't solve problems. They just have really good meetings scheduled and write reports. But the TSA is "security by committee" and I've never been a big fan of the committee approach to anything. Consensus is the death of leadership.
But that said... what's so dang wrong with the Segway? There's some pretty nifty technical stuff going on there. While the machine has some interesting technology, and has some good applications that could work, they've been made by naysayers to look as if they're only for dorks. Their only problem is a marketing one. TSA's problem isn't marketing, it is substantive. It is actually the reverse of the segway's problem.
*snicker*
"It's a sign that we're all a little nervous in the post-9/11 world." - Bill Toohey, Balitmore County Police
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it. -- P.J. O'Rourke
What is your complaint here? The price of the boat? Have you shopped for boats lately? If they bought a decent patrol boat for a mere $68K then they are shopping better than I can....
Looks like a dealer-sponsorship sticker.
I love that picture of the "big bad cops" on their little poofterscooters, with bikers on either side.
Specifically, the District of Columbia spent $100,000 of Homeland Security money to underwrite the writing of a rap song....and $300,000 on an electric car towing machine. Don't know who is wearing those leather jackets..
It would be great of someone could find and post the lyrics to that rap song that our $100,000 in tax dollars paid for. just to see if it makes us all fell more secure.
You miss the point. Do they really need the boat? And do they really need the $250,000 to man it 24/7? Really?
I personally want to see a Segway chase!
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