Open thread - dogs at work and play
Monday, August 14, 2006
Actual caption: U.S. President George W. Bush carries his pet dogs Barney (front) and Miss Beazley off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force base near Washington August 13, 2006. Bush returned to Washington from an 11-day vacation on his ranch in Texas. REUTERS/Jason Reed.
Look what he was working hard on to keep you safe...
Bush sought to cut $6M in screening technology:
As the British terror plot was unfolding, the Bush administration quietly tried to take away $6 million that was supposed to be spent this year developing new explosives detection technology.(h/t Ms. Julien).
Congressional leaders rejected the diversion of funds, the latest in a series of Homeland Security Department steps that have left lawmakers and some of the department’s own experts questioning the commitment to create better antiterror technologies.
