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MORE CASH, PLEASE. What, the security fence along the Mexican border may actually cost many times what was projected? The hell you say!
The Bush administration's proposal to secure the nation's borders with a high-tech "virtual fence" is likely to cost far more than the $2 billion that industry analysts initially estimated, possibly up to $30 billion, a government watchdog agency warned yesterday.Wow. One would almost think that the fence is a giant boondoggle designed to mollify anti-immigration conservatives (including Lou Dobbs and Mickey Kaus) while pouring money into the pockets of big defense contractors.Hat tip to Jason, who has a couple others examples from the extraordinarily rare species, "defense project run amok."
--Robert Farley
