Republicans Buying Red States with Blue State Security Funds

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/12/politics/12security.html?hp&ex=1097640000&en=31ac5ce542619c75&ei=5094&partner=homepage


October 12, 2004
Security Grants Still Streaming to Rural States
By DEAN E. MURPHY

ANCHORAGE, Oct. 10 - In the nationwide scramble for domestic security dollars, officials in Alaska are in a predicament that would be the envy of most other states. They must figure out how to spend $2 million in federal money.

The Department of Homeland Security rejected a proposal by Alaska to use the money to buy a jet, but indicated it would be "happy to entertain" further proposals for the $2 million. Officials are now obliging.

One of the nation's least populous states, Alaska is flush with domestic security grants, on a per-resident basis second only to Wyoming and about three times the amount allocated to New York over the past two years.

Money is so readily available that the Northwest Arctic Borough, a desolate area of 7,300 people that straddles the Arctic Circle, recently stocked up on $233,000 worth of emergency radio equipment, decontamination tents, headlamps, night vision goggles, bullhorns - even rubber boots.

[BurtWorm]

1. You'd have to be insane to live in NY and vote for these pieces of shit.

:grr:

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3. If U live in a densely populated area

your 'homeland' security is going 2 buy electoral votes in 'rural' states.


But then, I think anybody who votes 4 squatter is insane.

[Kolesar]

2. If that is not politicizing 9/11, I do not know what is ... eom

[BurtWorm]

4. W. stands for "Politicizing 9/11"

Just call him George "Politicizing 9/11" Bush.