Wow Superbelt... I think you get the medal for irresponsible post of the day.
Did you honestly think that we only spend 46 million on port security? Your analysis of those figures indicates that you did.
The Department of Homeland Security website indicates that spending for border and port security increased by 411 MILLION dollars this year alone. That includes 25 million more (on top of last year's budget of 101 million) for just inspecting the freaking containers on cargo ships.
total Homeland Security spending is over 40 BILLION.
If anyone cares to actually examine the facts:
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=3133
a quick google search and five minutes of reading yielded this information. do a little research on senators levin, schumer and reed. i'd think twice before using their grandstanding in a hearing as your primary resource.
man, i know some of my recent posts seem harsh... but you've got to make sure what you are basing your opinions on before you say such critical things.
(as a completely unrelated sidenote: you have the best avatar/byline combo i've seen on TFP... good times)