Holiday Threat
Hmmm, so watching Tom Ridge this afternoon raising the terrorism threat level, I was thinking ABC looks smart right now. On Friday, ABC and ABC alone, I think, said there was a new risk of a female suicide bomber in NYC. Since they were alone on it all day, I figured they may have exaggerated a report that only had limited credibility. But then when Ridge's press conference started Sunday afternoon I started thinking how convenient that the news came today - pretty much at the conclusion of the last massive ka-ching ka-ching holiday spending weekend of the year. Could have made a big difference to retailers had Ridge announced Friday instead of today that we are now at risk for an attack that could "rival or exceed" Sept. 11.

I'm not saying they intentionally held off on the news, but if you believe the administration made the EPA lie to NYC residents about the air quality at Ground Zero immediately after the attacks, it's not so hard to believe that today's announcement was intended for Friday.

Enough about the timing. I know most people don't like thinking about Go Bags and such, but it is a good thing to make sure you have enough batteries on hand as well as about $50 in small bills in case your ATMs take a holiday. You can pretend you're just preparing for a power outage instead.
- posted by Amy @ 12/21/2003 06:45:00 PM