Rather than spending all that money on CRAP....
Rather than spending billions to set up special TFRs (temporary flight restrictions) that follow Dubya everywhere he goes and costs the taxpayers PLENTY to enforce, and rather than maintaining the ridiculous "Defense" restrictions 30 miles around DC that costs another bundle to enforce (including chasing phantoms, people who didn't actually cause violations, and violators that get away), we COULD be focusing on the REAL homeland security issues - preventing terrorism.
But Oh NOOOO! We instead have to spend the money to ensure the safety of a few politicians rather than take care of the people who pay their salaries and elect them to office. But then, after all, we're expendable. Right?
One year after President Bush sought to energize the nation's bioterrorism preparations with an unprecedented smallpox vaccination campaign, the program has all but ground to a halt. A report released yesterday, meanwhile, finds that only two states -- Florida and Illinois -- are prepared to distribute and administer vaccines or medicines that would be needed in the event of a major outbreak or attack. [Washington Post: Nation and Politics]