Who Doesn't Have a Clue...
The Department of Homeland Security, that's who. This was a disaster from the beginning. We don't like Chertoff and don't trust him (he's too close to the neoconartists); FEMA has crumbled in stature since merging into DHS (Katrina, etc. BTW, now FEMA wants money back from Katrina victims...some of the money was given "under false pretenses"); etc.
So it's no surprise that the Big Spending Republicans see a pot of money and are tapping it for all kinds of crazy stuff....apparently including clowns and gym equipment! Boy, we sure feel safer now. What dopes. Get a clue. Check it out here:
"Fire departments are using Homeland Security grants to buy gym equipment, sponsor puppet and clown shows, and turn first responders into fitness trainers. The spending choices are allowable under the guidelines of the Assistance to Firefighters grant administered by the Homeland Security Department, which has awarded nearly 250 grants since February totaling more than $25 million out of the current spending pot of $545 million. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff vowed to redirect grant spending based on risk of a terrorist attack, but Congress has ignored his pleas, federal officials say. "
