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T U E S D A Y , J U L Y 1 2 , 2 0 0 5Bush's Failure To Protect and Defend AmericaPart IIIby Michael in New York on
7/12/2005 03:33:00 PMHere's the latest example of how Bush has failed to take theobvious, common sense steps any reasonable person couldagree on to make America safer.The problem? Our mass transit system. If you think London'sattack in the subway and bus system should wake us up,you're forgetting that Spain's mass transit system was ALSOattacked by terrorists. That didn't shake Bush out of hislethargy. Why should this?USA Today has a good story about how our nation's masstransit system has been seriously underfunded.U.S. transit authorities say the nation's ground-transportation network requires an immediate $6 billionsecurity upgrade, yet it is budgeted to receive just $100million from the federal government next year.$100 million? That's the amount of tomorrow's MegaMillions Lotteryjackpot. And Bush thinks that's enough to ensure the safety of ourmass transit system in the entire country? And this after the attacksin Spain? Feel safer? Here in NYC -- where you think we'd be moreconcerned with safety against terrorism than any other place in thenation -- Republican Mayor Bloomberg and Republican GovernorPataki are also dragging their feet.The NY Post reports on numerous safety gaps, plans to tighten crucialweak spots that have been rejected and more in a story called "MTASafety Gap."More than two years ago, the MTA announced it wouldspend $591 million in federal and state funds to make thetransit system more secure.But as of March, it had only spent $30 million of the moneyto hire four politically connected consultants — JacobsEngineering Group, SAIC, URS and Parsons Brinckerhoff —to come up with ideas about security projects.Just throwing a bunch of money around and spending it poorly woulddeserve criticism as well. But what's shocking here is not that Bushand his buddies aren't proving incompetent in making America saferand stronger during the war on terror. What's shocking is that theyaren't even trying.
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7/12/2005 03:33:00 PMHere's the latest example of how Bush has failed to take theobvious, common sense steps any reasonable person couldagree on to make America safer.The problem? Our mass transit system. If you think London'sattack in the subway and bus system should wake us up,you're forgetting that Spain's mass transit system was ALSOattacked by terrorists. That didn't shake Bush out of hislethargy. Why should this?USA Today has a good story about how our nation's masstransit system has been seriously underfunded.U.S. transit authorities say the nation's ground-transportation network requires an immediate $6 billionsecurity upgrade, yet it is budgeted to receive just $100million from the federal government next year.$100 million? That's the amount of tomorrow's MegaMillions Lotteryjackpot. And Bush thinks that's enough to ensure the safety of ourmass transit system in the entire country? And this after the attacksin Spain? Feel safer? Here in NYC -- where you think we'd be moreconcerned with safety against terrorism than any other place in thenation -- Republican Mayor Bloomberg and Republican GovernorPataki are also dragging their feet.The NY Post reports on numerous safety gaps, plans to tighten crucialweak spots that have been rejected and more in a story called "MTASafety Gap."More than two years ago, the MTA announced it wouldspend $591 million in federal and state funds to make thetransit system more secure.But as of March, it had only spent $30 million of the moneyto hire four politically connected consultants — JacobsEngineering Group, SAIC, URS and Parsons Brinckerhoff —to come up with ideas about security projects.Just throwing a bunch of money around and spending it poorly woulddeserve criticism as well. But what's shocking here is not that Bushand his buddies aren't proving incompetent in making America saferand stronger during the war on terror. What's shocking is that theyaren't even trying.
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