[joanie-f]

You are probably right about the border distance. I had just jotted down (a while ago) from several sources (I thought) that the US/Mexico border is ~3,200 km, which would equate to 5,000 miles. It seemed large to me, also, but I figured the irregularities in Texas' western/southern border might contribute to the extra distance. Yet common sense tells me that you are probably right -- which would make any calculations regarding the wall roughly half as large, and the reasons to consinder it twice as compelling.

I did think about illegals taking alternate water routes, but didn't want to address that in this post. It was long enough as it was. :) We would have to devise a strategy for dealing with that (definite) eventuality, but I believe that sealing off the land routes is considerably more important.

Your Adams quote (especially the last fifteen words) is precious. He is among our most priceless national treasures.

I'm ready, if not as able as I once was, to rein in the noveau tyrant wannabes. The breaking/tipping point may come when we least expect it. A single spark from an isolated event might be what sets the Patriots off. We should all be considering the Boy Scouts motto shouldn't we? ... And may God help us.

There's not a word with which I disagree.

Stay well, and vigilant ...

~ joanie

[joanie-f]

Argh! I just checked my sources for that 3,200 km border figure, and they turned out to be correct -- which left me scratching my head (since I know that 1 km is equal to about .62 mi). And then I realized that I was dividing by .62 rather than multiplying.

(Would you believe I have a B.S. in mathematics? But let's not blame this stupidity on our system of higher education. Let's instead blame it on the late hour, okay? Works for me. :)

What irks me most about the error is that it diluted my original argument rather than enhancing it. :)

[Nebr FAL owner]

Miles are longer than kilometers not vice versa.