Border Czar Tom Homan has vowed to wipe Mexican drug cartels “off the face of the earth.”
I think it’s about time that this became policy. However, I wish he wouldn’t use clichés like this. To my ear, it sounds hyperbolic, and it’s just going to make these guys puff out their chests, stick out their chins, and act all defiant-like. It’s not going to scare them a bit, and I want them to be scared. I’m more of a fan of Teddy Roosevelt’s phrase, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Were I in his shoes, I would simply say, “We’re going to hit them, and it’s going to hurt.”
Minor point. Anyway, just what does Homan mean? I guess I wouldn’t want him to give away any plans — saying nothing is off the table is good enough for me — but I do sometimes wonder about the particulars. Like, we send the Marines to the border, and I wonder what their rules of…
