That’s what the Department of Homeland Security says in its report justifying why it was cutting anti-terror funds to NYC by 40 percent–from $207.5 million in 2005 to $124.4 million in 2006.

NY Mayor Bloomberg has to state the obvious for the obvious-impaired people at the DHS:

"All I can tell you is if you look at their worksheets, and it says that New York City doesn’t have any high visibility national icons … I mean, I don’t have to list the Brooklyn Bridge, the United Nations, Rockefeller Center, the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building and the Stock Exchange…"

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The formula did not consider as landmarks or icons: The Empire State Building, The United Nations, The Statue of Liberty and others found on several terror target hit lists. It also left off notable landmarks, such as the New York Public Library, Times Square, City Hall and at least three of the nation’s most renowned museums: The Guggenheim, The Metropolitan and The Museum of Natural History.

"I think the facts are clear," Bloomberg said. "What they’ve really done is taken what was supposed to be threat-based and just started to distribute it as normal pork."

The form ignored that New York City is the capital of the world financial markets and merely stated the city had four significant bank assets.

New York City is home to Chase, JP Morgan, Citi Group, The New York Stock Exchange, The Commodities Exchange, American Express, George Soros funds, Michael Gabelli’s funds, Lazard Frere and Salomon Brothers, to name just a few of the more prominent banking interests located there.

Unbelieveable. 

The Bush Administration truly is the gang that can’t shoot straight.  Bin Laden attacked the U.S., so we go into Iraq, where bin Laden and al Qaeda wasn’t (well, now they are, but that’s a consequence of our foolish war policy). 

The Bush Administration truly is the gang that can’t shoot straight. They and their supporters argue that the greatest threat to our national security is . . . Mexicans coming across the border(!), while they hand over port security to the United Arab Emirates (who has sponsored Islamic terrorism).

The Bush Administration truly is the gang that can’t shoot straight.  Heck, they can’t even go quail-hunting without shooting old men in the face!