"Bush: "We're modernizing the southern border of the U.S."

[bif]

Just heard this on NPR. Talk about Orwellian speak. Sounds more like turning the clock back to the Middle-Ages with fortified towns.

[baldguy]

1. How does a 700-mile fence protect a 2700-mile border?

[RaleighNCDUer]

8. Land mines would work better.

And guard towers every 300 meters, with machine guns set with interlocking fields of fire. And how about hover drones, with lasers. They're cool.

[angstlessk]

2. He is now the 'decorator in chief'?

"modernizing the southern border"...what a FOOL! TRY PROTECTING IT YOU IDJIT!

[phoebe]

3. and who gets the money for the contract - do your own research

n/t

[bif]

4. Would the no-bid contract be going to a company beginning with H?

[phoebe]

7. try a country beginning with I

nt

[bif]

9. Ya think?

Why not let the Mexicans build it?

[Orsino]

5. Corporatizing, not modernizing.

It's all the neocons know.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Kinda like "We're bringing stability and democracy to Iraq"

Same smell, different load of Bullshit.

[Johonny]

10. Is this the slogan

for Katrina clean up or the fence?

[Bluebear]

11. 'Modernizing' is their code word for hellacious changes

They also want to "modernize" Medicare, Social Security benefits, etc.