Land of the Free, My Ass, part IV

The latest from Silkenray

Apparently it will take 3 weeks for them to get my husband out of the country. Apparently, also, they are going to require that 2 officers escort him on the plane, staying with him the entire time across the Atlantic. What the? What do they think he's going to DO?

Which means that to get him out of the country, they're going to be paying two people to escort him for an 8 hour flight - and presumably paying them to fly back... flights which, at this time of year, cost about $400 or $500... That's three plane tickets, which makes, say, $1,500. Not to mention the salary of the people going with him. Not to mention that having him under guard is just ridiculous in the first place.

I'd say the US Government has wasted tens of thousands of dollars on this farce (if it hasn't reached $100,000 yet, which is doubtful). Talk about wasteful and stupid... and over such a petty issue!

It's easy to take all the stories about America becoming a police state with a pinch of salt. But when things like this happen to someone I know personally, I do begin to worry about the direction the world's 800lb gorilla is taking.