National security v. pork-barrel politics

From CNN:

A Homeland Security database of vulnerable terror targets in the United States, which includes an insect zoo but not the Statue of Liberty, is too flawed to determine allocation of federal security funds, the department's internal watchdog found....

[T]he department's database of vulnerable critical infrastructure and key resources included an insect zoo, a bourbon festival, a bean fest and a kangaroo conservation center. They represent examples of key assets identified in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, and Maryland.....

[T]he Homeland Security assessment of New York this year failed to include Times Square, the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge or the Statue of Liberty as a national icon or monument....

At least we know that the bean festival and the kangaroo conservation center are safe from evil terra-ists. And those whiny New Yorkers... why, that city votes Democrat! Why should stouthearted patriotic Republicans listen to anything they say?

Edit: On the other hand, maybe we should be worried about carnivorous kangaroos. Not to mention Demon Ducks of Doom.