Boeing is in outer space
Yesterday the AP reported that the government estimated it would cost $6.7 billion to build a virtual fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
"We do want some time to look at whether or not that really does make the most sense," said Mark Borkowski, the government's director of the virtual fence project.
"Is it really sensible to spend all that money? Or are there other more measured approaches? Maybe there are some places along the border that make sense, but maybe not the entire border."
Incredibly, Tim Peters, a Boeing vice president told the AP, "It's like sitting down at Christmas, and your kid or your nephew just got a box of Lincoln Logs, Legos and Tinker toys and now you have to figure out how to put those pieces together. And Legos don't necessarily play well with Tinker Toys, and Tinker Toys certainly don't play well with Lincoln Logs."
"I feel as if I am in a parallel universe," said Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol. "The Boeing guy is so out of touch with modern systems management I can't believe we occupy the same dimensions. I have laid out the solution in detail, but as usual I am ignored because the SPLC says mine is a hate group."
Spencer says Borkowski seems to asking the right questions but he is sure that Janet Napolitano won't let him answer them in a meaningful way because she doesn't want the American people to know the truth about the border.
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Glenn Spencer is the president and founder of American Border Patrol (see resume). His background in systems engineering and Operations Research has served him well in understand the issues facing the U.S. Border Patrol. Glenn receives no salary.
