NYC has no landmarks or icons worth protecting
Note: I just replaced the original post with one I just came up with while posting about this at a forum.
You will not bloody believe this, but its been revealed today that the Department of Homeland Security is reducing the amount of money NYC and DC are recieving to protect against terrorism by 40% each. Whats really bad is the reason DHS gave for cutting New York’s money:
Yup, apparently the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building and other great landmarks (like Sam Waterstone!) aren’t worth protecting against a possible future terrorist attack. Neither is Washington DC, despite being the seat of all three branches of Federal government and the home to the headquarters of our fraking military, which actually came under attack!New York has no national monuments or icons, according to the Department of Homeland Security form obtained by ABC News.
Oh, but it gets better. Much, much better. According to the New York Times, several cities recieved big boosts to their funding, including Newark, New Jeresey, Omaha, Nebraska, Louisville, Kentucky, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Now, Newark I can understand, since I believe there are a bunch of chemical plants there. According to the article, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta, George recieved small boosts too.
Its been pointed out by some at another forum that these cuts may be political in nature, NYC and DC both voted Democrat in ‘04 and are solidly blue states (well, if DC were a state, it would be blue), while Nebraska, Kentucky, Georgia and North Carolina all voted Republican. I mean, is it possible that they cut funding to "punish" New York and DC for not voting for Bush? They gave LA more funding because its a prime target, especially since Jack Bauer isn’t there to protect it.
It just doesn’t make sense to me to cut funding to cities that have been attacked by terrorists, while boosting funds to cities in states that will likely never feel that pain? But I guess this decision will be reversed after enough public outrage.
