This just speaks absolute volumes about the power of corruption and special interests in a whole new way.

A Homeland Security database of vulnerable terror targets in the United States, which includes an insect zoo but not the Statue of Liberty, is too flawed to determine allocation of federal security funds, the department's internal watchdog found.
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the department's database of vulnerable critical infrastructure and key resources included an insect zoo, a bourbon festival, a bean fest and a kangaroo conservation center. They represent examples of key assets identified in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, and Maryland.
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The report noted that Indiana has 8,591 assets listed in the database -- more than any other state and 50 percent more than New York.

Daniels's name was mentioned as being involved in the insertion of the "Midnight Rider" of the Homeland Security Act which was signed into law on November 25, 2002. The bill contained a provision that was added at the last minute that would block lawsuits against Eli Lilly and Company over the production of a controversial vaccine preservative called "thimerosal" which is 49.6% mercury. Parents of autistic children claim this preservative has caused autism in thousands of children.
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In January 2001, Daniels accepted President George W. Bush's invitation to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He served as Director from January 2001 through June 2003. In this role he was also a member of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council.

Have you ever been to Indiana? It's a nice enough place, but Gary is hardly Manhattan, and the life of Bossie the Cow is hardly worth the life of an urban resident. It's not fair to say that Indiana is not worthy of protection, nor funding, but in the reality based world, they'd be considered on reality-based criteria, not whether their governor is a crony of the Preznit.

Yeah, more evidence that the grown-ups are in charge.