The Grand Swindle: The Fabulous Disappearing Fence

Like the mythical "sky hook" older Boy Scouts would send young Webelows hunting for on their first camping trip, the "border fence" is a fantastical concept contained in the suicide-by-immigration bill now under consideration by the U.S. Senate.

One of the supposed "enforcement" provisions of the bill is construction of 370 miles of barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. A portion of this is supposed to be actual fence while some 180 miles will consist of "virtual" barriers such as video cameras and scarecrows. Good enough.

It was also a great idea last October, just prior to the elections, when the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which provided for over 700 miles of fence, was passed with great fanfare by both houses of Congress and signed into law by President Bush. Only 11 miles of that fence has been built and already we have a new proposed law which shortens it by about 400 miles.

So in less than a year, the scoundrels have repackaged what they were already supposed to have delivered, and are trying to sell it to us all over again but only this time they are promising to deliver even less.

What does this say about how our elected officials respect the intelligence of the American people?

That we are collectively the BIGGEST MENTAL RETARDS TO EVER INHABIT A COUNTRY!

That our attention spans are so short we will not only let them get away with it, but will vote them back into office again.

You can just imagine the conversation five years from now when they want to make Spanish the official language of the Southwestern U.S.:

"Hey guys, what can we promise the suckers in return?"

"Let's promise them .... A FENCE!! TA Hah hah hah hah!!"