How much would it cost to rent the Intrepid for a year, or hold the trial in the Third Water Tunnel?

The only reason the GOP isn't jumping all over this bit of shamelessness is they have their own reasons for not wanting any trial.

How much did the Tweed courthouse cost?

More here on my my blog.

This trail will not cost 200 million dollars, this price tag is for REAL Americans standing up and telling the republiCANTS and the Fear and Hate mongers of New York up your Ass. Remember your mayor is a SOCIALIST Corporatist, this is about profits this is about teaching a REAL American that Money Talks and Bullshit Walks, this about telling America if you are going to defy the Party of Obstructionist and the Party of FEAR you will pay.

I realize that everybody as far as Journalism goes is in the ENETERTAINMENT industry and that you are TOLD what to write with SOCIALIST Corporate approval and pay check attached.

Here is your chance you have a Whinny Spineless, Gutless, COWARD that says if you defy the will of MY Party you MUST pay through the nose. Now do we have any REAL REPORTERS out there that can nail this COWARDS and Anti American piece of shit to the wall.

Look at the subtleties, the COWARDLY approach, well we are AFRAID (standard mantra of the GUTLESS RIGHT), we fear for our citizens, notice how that is disapproved with a big BOTTOM LINE. This is a Gouge and a slap in the Face for all Americans.

Understanding the SPINELESS,Gutless, COWARDLY, misinformed and unbalanced, delusional fox noise is behind it with that FAT PIG who is a DISGRACE to humanity ailes the Gutless.

Lets start a REAL investigation into this.

Myself I am a AMERICAN and I will NOT allow any Foreign dictate tell me or anyone else what to do. The attacks happened in New York the Deaths Happened for the largest amount in New York , this is AMERICAN soil, not the COWARDLY GUTLESS,SPINELESS republiCANTS or the Anti American teabagger camp, I want to show the WORLD we are not like the republiCANTS or teabaggers we ARE American and afraid of NOTHING.

So if there are any REAL journalist start investigating start with the SOCIAL events then the money then the acquaintances now hit the phone and the Internet. You are talking about republiCANTS these are NOT the brightest people in the world. Remember these Morons embrace Faux Noise.

Can we see an itemized budget? I mean, everyone is acting like it's a 100% guarantee that we would be attacked. Not a single trial has been attacked.

You know, $100 million here, $100 million there... pretty soon you're talking real money!

don't we have that 24hr security now?

isn't every month when PC Kelly shows off his new toy on the guise of anti terrorism????? or the City getting more money from the Fed terrorism budget or complaining they're not getting enough from the Fed terrorism budget.

Good Job Vice Pres. Biden and so far we've haven't gotten a detailed reply from bloomberg, just a sound bite.

You naysayers, and Biden, need to realize the entire city will require beefed up security, not only the area surrounding the courthouse. 24 hours a day. For years.

don't worry bloomberg will ticket, toll and tax everyone anyway to make up for the money, whether or not the trials happen here.

Does no one else think that the real backlash to trials in NYC is coming from downtown banks, flush with enough cash to dole out millions in bonuses but not flush enough to spend more money on building security?

After all, public spaces and government buildings downtown already seem to have the protection of numerous roadblocks, SWAT teams, security cameras and bomb-sniffing dogs.

No, it is not the responsibility of private industry to protect public spaces regardless of how profitable or politically unpopular the business may be.

This is a war crime - the appropriate way to hold this trail is by military tribunal.

If the trial is held here it will be an absolute circus; all the nutjobs will come out of the woodwork, there will be tons of phony bomb threats and "suspicious package" reports leading to closed subways and streets. Seriously, any argument that Bloomberg can come up with to get us out of this is ok with me.

He's trying to plug the MTA deficit. Dont tell anyone I told you. But seriously, why complain that Bloomy's trying to get more money for NY. The fed should pay all the costs and then pay us to use the city if they want that circus trial here. The city and states budget is in dire straights. We need the influx of cash. I say make it $500 million.

A bullet between KSM's eyes costs less than a buck.

$200M/yr?! For what?? I get security costs and all, but what else is he referring to? Even if security alone is half of the cost, which I can't imagine, but ok, let's go w/ security alone costing $100M. What other costs add up to another $100M? And he says this 200M will be PER YEAR?? WTF? Sounds like he's trying to ensure additional funding to, I don't know, offset the city's debt? Hmmm...

WAIT. Bloomberg doesn't see people coughing or sneezing on the train? What freaking train is he on?

How dare us peasants questioned the king? What a disgrace you all are. Those no bid contracts and slush funds will exceed 200 million.

Is Bloomberg thinking of the trial or his 2013 reelection budget?

200mil per year? I thought that figure was for the duration of the trial.

I guess that sounds right if you're the type who spent over 100mil on a third term mayoral campaign only to win by 4 points.