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If Trump Did Not Skip Security Briefings... TomCADem Mar 2017 #1
Half right. Airport security theater is a worthless joke. Towlie Mar 2017 #12
well, we do need airport security Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #35
They'll increase the groping and privacy invasion IronLionZion Mar 2017 #45
That's the idea... pangaia Mar 2017 #28
Great. Then when they drill holes in it, and they will sooner or later, then all those organizations caroldansen Mar 2017 #2
No holes needed. They'll just tunnel under it. nt BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #33
With the lack of background checking, the drug dealers will probably be hired to build the wall. yardwork Mar 2017 #48
LOL They'll be the biggest lobby for the job. BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #50
with less coast guard, vlyons Mar 2017 #52
And with them also gutting FEMA BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #55
The costs of this wall would far exceed any of its so-called benefits. n/t Beartracks Mar 2017 #3
Trumplethinskin doesn't have accomplices that can profit from the Coast Guard or Airport Security Thor_MN Mar 2017 #4
Exactly. yardwork Mar 2017 #49
Oh goodie! CountAllVotes Mar 2017 #5
Reducing airport and coastal security for the illusory protection of a wall. drm604 Mar 2017 #6
Actually, it makes perfect sense jmowreader Mar 2017 #18
Republicans prison charges $10,000 a week to detention camp one woman & child? people spend YEARS in Sunlei Mar 2017 #7
$1.9 billion funding immigration detention beds (Americans money into private FOR PROFIT hands) Sunlei Mar 2017 #9
And dumpty owns those shares in Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) iluvtennis Mar 2017 #31
Since they are wanting to split up mothers and children duncang Mar 2017 #27
And when we get another Katrina, elmac Mar 2017 #8
Let me get this right. Doreen Mar 2017 #10
GeeeWhizzz furtheradu Mar 2017 #11
We don't need no stinkin' airport security! left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 #13
When right-wingers say "borders" they really mean the one that lies between us and Latinos. Lanius Mar 2017 #14
Exactly, I'd love to know what provoked his unreasonable hatred of Mexicans Warpy Mar 2017 #16
good point-- it's either all an act or he's just been brainwashed by FoxNews Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #36
So he's going to defund two agencies that actually protect our borders Warpy Mar 2017 #15
I wouldn't say walls don't work, they have some purpose Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #37
And Mexico will pay for it IronLionZion Mar 2017 #46
Can you believe the massive stupidity? smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #61
Yeah, he's fixated on that stupid wall Warpy Mar 2017 #62
this would be stupid heaven05 Mar 2017 #17
That wall is a 35 foot tall, 1000 mile long turd C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #19
what are the odds that it will ever truly get built? Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #38
idiots! nt tomp Mar 2017 #20
These idiots don't realize that the Coast Guard turbinetree Mar 2017 #21
Let's pay for it KingBob Mar 2017 #22
That is beyond hilarious, that is mind boggling -- stand aside Dr Strangelove, you're outdone. ColemanMaskell Mar 2017 #23
Damn Solly Mack Mar 2017 #24
You just don't understand that illegal immigrants can't climb walls or operate a boat or fly tclambert Mar 2017 #25
May I suggest slashing presidential security to help pay for the wall Doodley Mar 2017 #26
Amen-- yes Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #39
That shit makes me break stuff mad Cosmocat Mar 2017 #41
I'm not religious but defacto7 Mar 2017 #29
FFS, dumpty is LOONEY TUNES, CRAY CRAY, MAD - all for some damn wall that is unneeded. iluvtennis Mar 2017 #30
do we feel safer now? pansypoo53219 Mar 2017 #32
Ozymandias, King of Kings Tanuki Mar 2017 #34
perfect! Thanks Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #40
Excellent!! One of my father's favorite poems! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2017 #42
From all of us, a HUUUGE thank you Trump! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2017 #43
The Coast Guard actually saves American lives. The most popular branch of armed forces. mainer Mar 2017 #44
I wonder what those tRump votin' Coasties mitch96 Mar 2017 #47
seriously-- I know Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #51
Who's going to coordinate all the Gulf Coast's oil spill cleanups? Brother Buzz Mar 2017 #53
the EPA? Oh, wait, that's going too -- The oil companies? haha. Local govt. Volunteers. Nobody. ColemanMaskell Mar 2017 #54
What happened to making Mexico pay for it? Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #56
That was one of those things we weren't supposed to take him literally on. Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #63
He recently said Americans were going to front the money for the wall Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #66
What a great way to make it easier for drug and weapon smuggling! displacedtexan Mar 2017 #57
Bad hombres everywhere will love this plan. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #64
That would be counterproductive, to say the least. nt raccoon Mar 2017 #58
When they say wall, are they really talking about a giant structure that extends over 2,000 miles? xor Mar 2017 #59
In Trump's fevered mind, yes. Otherwise, not so much. Plus there's already a border fence/wall Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #60
He should put up 2,000 miles of chicken wire and call it good. Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #65
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