Environmental security

In the wake of a fence jumper causing publicity headaches for the White House, many in Washington expected the Department of Homeland Security to step up their game. After all, the guy they caught – 42-year-old Omar Gonzalez – could well have done something disastrous in another scenario. Of course, keeping the White House secure is only one of many priorities for the Bush-created DHS, but it doesn’t seem like the time is right to add additional duties to the beleaguered agency.

Especially when those additional duties will be focused not on terrorism, illegal immigration, or keeping the peace, but rather the nebulous threat of CLIMATE CHANGE. According to top agency officials, it is incumbent upon the DHS to protect the infrastructure of American cities from the effects of global warming.

Department of Homeland Security’s New Focus? Climate Change