WHERE DOES HE FIND THESE PEOPLE?

To say that President BO has had a few troubles with those he has chosen to serve him would be an understatement.

Those he has put in charge of money matters, even the IRS, itself, have had more than a little trouble with their federal income taxes.

But some are constantly demonstrating that they are just plain ignorant of what is happening IN THE VERY FIELD THEY HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO HEAD!

Already, you have read here that Janet Napolitano has lumped ALL conservatives who are "anti-abortion," anti-big government, and so on into one basket and declared them a threat to Homeland Security.

It seems that she, who is in charge of Homeland Security, has little knowledge of the laws she is supposed to enforce.

Venerable CNN interviewer, John King, spoke with Napolitano about her take on illegal immigration.

During the interview Director Napolitano said:

“What we have to do is target the real evil-doers in this business, the employers who consistently hire illegal labor, the human traffickers who are exploiting human misery.

And yes, when we find illegal workers, yes, appropriate action, some of which is criminal, most of that is civil, because crossing the border is not a crime per se. It is civil. But anyway, going after those as well.”

If I were choosing someone to head up an agency as important as Homeland Security, I might select a person who is better informed about the law as it pertains to the job.

As it turns out, crossing the border illegally is, indeed, a criminal offense, not a civil one.

The applicable statute reads: “Any alien who enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers . . . shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.”

OK, so one mistake is perhaps understandable.

But there is evidence that the problem with the DHS is, to use a word bounced around a lot these days, systemic. Perhaps symptomatic would fit better.

During an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Janet Napolitano discussed the Canadian/US border.

Neil MacDonald said, "...there's going to be 10-mile-long traffic jams, especially at the big crossings where a lot of trucks go through, that a lot of Americans don't carry passports, that the countries are going to be taken by surprise, that it's going to be very costly and very snarled.

Janet Napolitano answered, "Well, I certainly hope that doesn't come into play...

I mean, I understand how important borders are. I'm a former border state governor myself, and you need to keep those lines short and moving...

Canada is not Mexico, it doesn't have a drug war going on, it didn't have 6,000 homicides that were drug-related last year...

Nonetheless, to the extent that terrorists have come into our country or suspected or known terrorists have entered our country across a border, it's been across the Canadian border. There are real issues there."

Neil MacDonald asked, "Are you talking about the 9/11 perpetrators?"

Janet Napolitano responded, "Not just those but others as well. So again, every country is entitled to have a border. It's part of sovereignty. It's part of knowing who's in the country."

So, if I understand the conversation correctly, Director Napolitano believes that the 9/11 perps came into the U.S. from Canada?

And she's one of President BO's better choices.

You can read more about this at: http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/621908

Let me ask you liberals: Does this level of intellect and knowledge bother you in the least? Why or why not?

Given her lack of accurate information, should Janet Napolitano be the Director of DHS?