http://jimbovard.com/blog/2005/12/22/%e2%80%9cstrength%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%9cgravitas%e2%80%9d-or-nitwits-on-parade/ Author James Bovard Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:05:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2005/12/22/%e2%80%9cstrength%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%9cgravitas%e2%80%9d-or-nitwits-on-parade/#comment-12 Stress » Blog Archive » Nitwits on Parade Sat, 24 Dec 2005 18:13:58 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2005/12/22/%e2%80%9cstrength%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%9cgravitas%e2%80%9d-or-nitwits-on-parade/#comment-12 [...] The great libertarian journalist and author Jim Bovard, author of the forthcoming Attention Deficit Democracy has a new blog and his latest is about a subject Jim’s regular readers are probably all too familier, the evil wannabe National Police Force known as the Department of Homeland Security. Citing that Washington Post article from Thursday, Bovard writes “The creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — a vast amalgamation of 22 agencies and 170,000 government workers - has been one of President Bush’s biggest bragging points. The Washington Post published the first of a series today on how DHS has been a pathetic farce since the day it was created. [...] [...] The great libertarian journalist and author Jim Bovard, author of the forthcoming Attention Deficit Democracy has a new blog and his latest is about a subject Jim’s regular readers are probably all too familier, the evil wannabe National Police Force known as the Department of Homeland Security. Citing that Washington Post article from Thursday, Bovard writes “The creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — a vast amalgamation of 22 agencies and 170,000 government workers - has been one of President Bush’s biggest bragging points. The Washington Post published the first of a series today on how DHS has been a pathetic farce since the day it was created. [...]

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