At least we know where the head of Homeland Security stands on, well, securing the homeland. According to a recent interchange between Janet Napolitano and John McCain, when asked by the Senator "What conditions would prevail that would say we need to close the border between the United States and Mexico, if any?" she replied "I don't think there are any."
So unwilling to protect the borders of the United States, Napolitano could not envision any scenario where we would stop entry into America by foreigners. I guess the quote on Ellis Island should be augmented to include "your coughing, feverish masses."
So whether it's a 23-month-old affected with the flu or a terrorist plotting against the U.S., Napolitano's view is the same -- let's keep those borders open!
From her extreme example of lack of concern, we go to the overly-protective Joe Biden who told the media to run, run for the hills, duck, cover, stop, drop and roll. Well, actually, he was more inartful than that, offering to close down the transportation industry as we know it by warning the American public about traveling in any enclosed quarters including planes, trains, and subways. Horse drawn carriages are Biden-approved, however.
Personally, the whole topic seems overblown, the media latching onto a story that they think will excite the public enough to get them to change channels away from Dr. Phil and Oprah -- so being able to throw around terms like epidemic or the cooler sounding pandemic is just a means towards boosting ratings.
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