Frankly, I'm surprised that they are giving NY any funding at all, given that NY's two senators are Democrats and there is no chance of a Republican presidential or senatorial candidate winning the state. There is absolutely nothing to be gained by the Republicans in providing any funds to NY so why should they ?

What happened to "We are all New Yorkers?"

New Yorkers vote Democratic, so the DHS money has to go toe Florida!

Had to pay for those big tax cuts for the top 1% didn't they. After all, with tax cuts like that the top 1% can afford to protect themselves, to hell with the masses. When is this nonsense going to stop? What does it take to outrage people these days? Bush and company keep having daily FUBARs and nothing seems to change. I hope all the right wing religious wackos that voted (even though it was a stolen election twice)for this brain dead excuse for a leader are happy. Please stay home in November, for me!!!

Clearly, whoever authored this report is doing a heckuvajob.

So this is how it happens: make Chertoff look like an idiot (which he is) by not involving him when a subway attack is suspected in NYC, and he gets even (as would any good Bush crony) by slashing the funds to the wacko liberals in NY. Heckuva job, Mikey.

Sitting here in NYC, with the Brooklyn Bridge in view, I simply don't know what planet this administration is on if they don't think this city has landmarks.

I've long thought the reason the 9/11 attackers didn't hit the Statue of Liberty is that they didn't dare hit the most internationally beloved national monument in the whole country.

That's because we are paying for this ridiculously unessesary WAR!

There is a key hidden factor in the Bush administration's formula used to distribute these funds: the party affiliation of the city or state's population. You see - a Democrat is worth only 3/5 of a Republican.

Assuming that the population of NYC is almost entirely made of up Democrats, you'd assume that NYC would receive 3/5 of the funding that they received last year. Some simple math (124.4M/207.5M) confirms that the city will receive is almost exactly 3/5 of the previous year's budget.

Where did this number come from? There was much political wrangling at the White House. After heated debate on both sides of the issue, they reached a compromise, which they call – the 3/5 compromise.

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OK this is obviously not true, but NYC’s budget really is about 3/5 of what it was last year. The part of me that loved the DaVinci Code wants to believe that this is true. The other part of me that reads the news every day knows that the administration isn’t smart enough to pull off something this coordinated.

New York has no national monuments or icons?! The Statue of Liberty was viewed as THE most iconic symbol of American freedom and liberty in the days following 9/11. Now it is not worth protecting a mere five years later? What are these people thinking?!

The fact that NY has been a target of terrorists twice already (compared to Omaha, Cleveland, Chicago et al.) is not sufficient proof of a higher risk? Short term memory and inability to read history (not to mention to understand its implications).
Now that would not have anyhthing to do with the fact that the two senators from NY are Dems and that there is good chance that the Governorship may become Dem.?

Yes. The terrorists will certainly go after the Red States first.

New York City should secede, then build a fence to keep out illegal immigrants from rural America.

I'm still baffled and astounded by the fact that NY no longer has 'national monuments' to protect from terrorists while places like Omaha, Memphis & Charlotte do. Whoever put this report together needs to seriously revisit 6th grade social studies and revise their 'monument' list. I'm with Se. Schumer on this one, the "president" has NO right to claim 'solidarity' with New York and New Yorkers in general. Yet one more weapon the Republican Party uses to 'punish' those who don't fall in line with their views. Shame on you Homeland Security! Shame on you President Bush!

What a bunch of incompetent boobs. The Bush Administration will go down as the most incompetent in history. Next, they'll tell us there are no governmental offices in Washington, DC; no lakes in Minnesota, no mountains in Colorado, and I could go on and on and on but you get my drift.

Next time, let's not elect the class clown President, OK?

And what was hit on 9/11/2001?

Hey, perhaps they can get the "Presidential Medal of Honor"

Heck of a job guys!

Does anyone find it odd that the DHS form seems to give all types of assets the same weight? Does that not seem asanine? How is a 'commercial asset' of the same weight as a 'nuclear facility'? Who came up with this formula? A two year old?

chertoff is doing one heck of a job...NEW YORK, THE NUMBER ONE TARGET OF 'TERISTS'...whatever lies and propaganda fit the bill of the day for robbing the country blind.

Columbia has william's brice stadium, sesquicentennial park, the state house, and the sun trust building. where is our $100 million? I do not feel safe.

This certainly proves the "dumbing of America" theory.