Folks get all het up about a physical fence, when our most vulnerable borders 
are our ports. Imports, specifically. 

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/08/honey-laundering/

Why isn't there a handheld pollen analyzer at every port, and why aren't we 
inspecting every shipment? 
There's yer job creation right there, make the FDA strong, fully-staffed, 
well-trained, flexible, funded, and heavily armed. Oh, what we could have done 
for our future had we not gone to Iraq...

If you've never read the Diamond Age, one tiny snippet of that enormous vision 
is a network of hovering bee-like bio-devices, that are floating in a wide band 
around the country, sniffing for contaminants, diseases, and explosives. 
Fascinating book, especially if you have a daughter. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age

oooh, a miniseries! 

oh yeah, and while I'm here, Warren Buffet has a few words

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html?_r=1


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