Latest border boondoggle

Note from Ricardo: I took this picture last summer just south of Arivaca, Arizona. These things weren't working then and - read on below - they ain't working now.



This is from Engadget.com, of all places and was published today.

Border virtual fence project delayed again until at least 2011

Remember Project 28? That Boeing / DHS system to put a 28 mile stretch of sensor-tower laden virtual fencing along the US / Mexico border in Arizona? Well, the government swiped the contract back from Boeing last week for lack of, well, working, and is apparently going at it alone with plans to delay it three or more years to get the job done right. Well, you know, right as total failures and wastes of taxpayer dollars get, ultimately.