GOP rep. to Obama: ‘I’m game’ for alligator-filled moat along U.S.-Mexico border
Jonathan Strong
The Daily Caller
5/12/2011
A freshman GOP congressman on the House Homeland Security Committee is telling President Obama he’s “game” for building an alligator-filled moat along the U.S.-Mexico border to counter illegal immigration.
“I actually think a moat might be a very good idea and I’m wondering how many alligators it would take to secure the entire border,” Rep. Joe Walsh says in a May 11 letter to Obama.
The president initially voiced the idea to mock Republicans who he said are never satisfied with how secure the border is, despite steps he’s taken to add security such as increasing the number of border patrol agents.
“Maybe they’ll need a moat,” he said, “Maybe they want alligators in the moat.”
Walsh says he’s “game.”…
