Remember and Ramblings...
If you will recall, a few months ago, I wrote about all the complaints regarding Border Patrol checkpoints up North. Even though they have been effective for years along the Southern border, apparently, according to politicians and press, they are not effective on the Northern border. Well oh my goodness, Border Patrol just seized 200 lbs of BC Bud at the checkpoint in Tupper Lake, NY. By the way, that does meet the threshold for federal prosecution.
I had actually posted last week, but due to technical dificulties, it did not appear. It was pretty much a rant about the risen abolished phoenix and how more and more it seems to be controlling much of what we do. What a mistake to put them in leadership roles when facilitation was their status quo.
Every time we began to head in the direction we have retreated from, we seem to slow down and lose momentum. We have done some great things lately, but it is always at the lower levels and it does not seem to be meaningful, when the upper echelon doesn't get it and continues to rely on less than stellar subordinates at those upper levels. Every once in a while, I see something that makes sense, like a recent memo emphatically condemning flushing traffic. He understands, he has been there, but from him to the troops the phoenix filter as well as those who have never done the job have way to much influence.
I keep hoping, wishing, and always working to make a difference and promote interdiction... as do many others. If they would just get out of the way, of course, most of them would not know a good job from bad, but we would.
BT
I had actually posted last week, but due to technical dificulties, it did not appear. It was pretty much a rant about the risen abolished phoenix and how more and more it seems to be controlling much of what we do. What a mistake to put them in leadership roles when facilitation was their status quo.
Every time we began to head in the direction we have retreated from, we seem to slow down and lose momentum. We have done some great things lately, but it is always at the lower levels and it does not seem to be meaningful, when the upper echelon doesn't get it and continues to rely on less than stellar subordinates at those upper levels. Every once in a while, I see something that makes sense, like a recent memo emphatically condemning flushing traffic. He understands, he has been there, but from him to the troops the phoenix filter as well as those who have never done the job have way to much influence.
I keep hoping, wishing, and always working to make a difference and promote interdiction... as do many others. If they would just get out of the way, of course, most of them would not know a good job from bad, but we would.
BT
posted by Border Train at 9:17 PM
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