On a cruise ship not long ago, a fellow passenger asked out of the blue, "How's that fence between the US and Mexico coming?" It was apparent this fellow was of Spanish decent.

I replied, "Oh, it's coming along just fine. We expect it'll be a real inconvenience for hundreds of animals like jack rabbits, coyotes, and wild burros. The US Chamber of Commerce hasn't said exactly where they're going to put the holes and ladders so their employees can pass, but I feel reasonably sure they'll put them in convenient places."

The stranger smiled, "Well, your news guy Lou Dobbs sure beats that drum a lot. Does he actually believe this fence is going to make a difference?"

Since I've worked in the back alleys and sewers of the US federal government for years, I'm often asked about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). I can sum up the people who make up this organization in one word--putrid.

Every CIA agent I've met has been a reckless thug whose death would only improve our air quality. In nearly every case where the CIA had been counted on for up-to-date and accurate intelligence, they've failed. This agency, more than any other, has provided false and/or tainted information to Congress time and time again. Not only are these hooligans not held accountable for misappropriation and misuse of billions of tax dollars, they get away with foreign and domestic premeditated murder.