Bizarroworld Dispatch: New York the Forgettable

Reports are making the rounds of security funding being cut in cities across the country. It was inevitable given the GOP's fiscal policy, but the original plan was guided more by politics than logic (also GOP policy), as even the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation argued. The result was millions of national security dollars being wasted in small towns and sparsely populated states rather than places like, say, New York-- which has actually been the target of multiple terrorist attacks.

But the stupidity is being compounded with the sort of irony I've come to expect from the administration:

New York has no national monuments or icons, according to the Department of Homeland Security form obtained by ABC News. That was a key factor used to determine that New York City should have its anti-terror funds slashed by 40 percent--from $207.5 million in 2005 to $124.4 million in 2006.

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.

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.

Yes, the people that gave Wyoming a disproportionate share of the initial funds are now arguing that there's nothing special about New York when it comes to terrorism.