What does this ______ think the new office of homeland defense is going to be looking at, among other things? Sorry toots, too late to demagogue this issue. Snooze on.

Watched C-Span for a few minutes last night. Firemen from around the nation were describing their experiences at the WTC site. There sat the Senator from New York with that same stupid half-bored half-is this guy almost done look on her face.

Of coure I could be wrong about that. She may have just be daydreaming of a way to run one or two of them down with her limo.

Thats fine, and all, but when are we going to get serious about closing and defending the US-Mexican border?

Or is that still not PC to talk about?

PLATTSBURGH — New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is pushing for a new federal position to ensure the northern border is safe.

In a letter sent Tuesday to Tom Ridge, the director of the newly formed Office of Homeland Security, Sen. Clinton, a Democrat, said the northern border from Maine to the state of Washington is under-staffed and needs serious improvements.

"I asked Gov. Ridge for this position because I think we need to have that kind of focus in dealing with the challenges of the northern border,’’ Sen. Clinton told the Press-Republican in a telephone interview Tuesday evening.

"The governor (Ridge of Pennsylvania) will have a lot of responsibilities and we don’t want this (northern border) to get lost in the shuffle.’’

Sen. Clinton noted that terrorists have used the Canadian-United States border to enter this country and that less than 4 percent of the nation’s Border Patrol agents work along the northern border.

"Unfortunately, security measures on our northern border have suffered from a lack of resources and sufficient coordination among the myriad of federal and state agencies responsible for policing the border,’’ she wrote to Ridge, a Republican.

"The Sept. 11 attacks have demonstrated that we cannot take security along the northern border for granted. Put simply, northern border security is homeland security.’’

Local, state and federal representatives have been pushing for improvements to the border entry in Champlain for the past few years.

But the focus had been on improving the inadequate port in order to aid commerce.

That has all changed since the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon were attacked by terrorists in hijacked airplanes and another plane crashed in Pennsylvania.

Last week, an anti-terrorism bill was approved by Congress that will triple the number of agents at the northern border and provide $50 million to improve Immigration and Naturalization Services and Customs technology for monitoring the northern border.

Sen. Clinton said the position she is proposing would serve as a clearinghouse of sorts, for the many agencies involved, including the departments of Justice, Treasury, State and Transportation.

"With someone there we can get more of the answers we know we need,’’ she said.

"A full-time person would be the point of contact for our government and for the Canadian government as well.’’

Such a position should ensure that improvements to the northern border continue, Clinton said, including plugging holes in remote areas.

"We need to increase our use of technology across the entire border as well as increase our human resources and we have to coordinate all of those resources.’’

Although security along the northern border probably will not get as tight as the shorter southern border, it must improve dramatically, Clinton said.

"We’ve certainly thrown a lot of resources at our southern border and we’ve spent billions and we know we can make a difference,’’ she said.

"But part of the challenge with the northern border is that it is the longest peaceful border in the world and that is a big task, but we can make it more difficult (for terrorists) to pass through.’’

The senator said she is hopeful the northern border position will be approved.

"I hope it’s on the radar screen. I know the governor is being pulled in many directions, but I hope we can get this.’’

http://www.pressrepublican.com/Archive/2001/10_2001/101720012.htm

On second thought, that last though was a non-starter. She wasn't smiling.

It also occurs to me that with millions coming across our southern border, Ms. Clinton couldn't care less. Iraqi among them, no problem...

Thinking: (deleted for families)

ThatWoman (D-NY), whose political ambitions led to the freeing of Puerto Rican terrorists who bombed Downtown Manhattan, whores for votes upstate.

I believe this town is as far as she can get from her Washington office, where there is actual physical danger, and still be in her notional constituency.

Hillary wants to be the border patrol for ny

"I asked Gov. Ridge for this position because I think we need to have that kind of focus in dealing with the challenges of the northern border,’’ Sen. Clinton told the Press-Republican in a telephone interview Tuesday evening.

Can we say "PORK BARREL"?

You'd like a 'post' wouldn'tcha BEE-ATCH!

Hillary Clinton, your are nothing more than a slick opportunist. This should have been addressed during your husband's administration not now when it's too late. Also Hillary, we still have our southern borders to defend. How bout it honey why don't we close those as well?

I drooling over the thought of the c**t in a border patrol uniform. It has my juices flowing.

If somebody can dig up a '54 vintage Pontiac and Broadrick Crawford's old badge, I think I've got a job for Hillary. We can give her one bullet ala Barnie Fife. Course her's would be a blank. We could make a television show out of her one wome crusade. I can still hear the theme music, da da da, da da di da...

Course the name would have to be changed. We could call it Hiway Rat Patrol.

Although security along the northern border probably will not get as tight as the shorter southern border, it must improve dramatically, Clinton said. "We’ve certainly thrown a lot of resources at our southern border and we’ve spent billions and we know we can make a difference,’’ she said.

Well Hillary why don't you look at a map. More important why don't you look at crime rates in those border areas. While I am sure some terrorist can slip through Canada into our borders it still is not the sieve that we call the U.S. Mexican Border. On 9/11 Canada had the good sense to lock down aviation. For Mexico's part we had to close our border. I doubt someone will enter from the Northern Territory and cross down into the U.S. So that leaves their airports as the chief concern? Possibly sea ports as well?

But I have no doubt that any terrorist can enter Central America at will or for that matter Mexico itself and either drive into the United States or take the many other illegal means aviable to enter the United States from Mexico.

when i read the title, i thought, hmmm, what the hell does bubba care about tajikistan?
never mind.

Hillary is an idiot if she thinks that this will win her votes in border towns which are dependent on cross border traffic for commerce. People in WA state are crying about the need for stiffer security as it is. The only real problem is the reluctance of the liberalized INS to share and utelize information from the FBI and CIA.

I thought that the recent discussion of the promis/inslaw software was interesting because it reminded us that the INS does have the ability to interface.

What??? Has anyone in Congress seen the southern border after midnight???

Illegal aliens can be fined $10,000 and/or 10 years in prison (or deported) for not registering with Selective Service Administration if a male over age 18.

"Hey Jose, I jain't fighten' in no biological war!"

"Me neither Manual, lets go home."

Can we say "I need attention, Boo whoo!"

Another poor attempt by a slug to undermine the current President and keep his name in the spotlight. He should be pointed to a cozy cell where he can share with his new wife, "Bubba".

Now folks: You know anyone coming across the northern border will probably be conservative and vote Republican...gotta close that border. Now, those coming across the southern border will vote democrat...gotta keep them coming...the more the better.