Ridge Says Trains Are Now On High Alert?

[Rockholm]

I guess we can just cancel the Democratic Convention in Boston (Fleet Center is on top of a train station) and cancel the Puke convention because Madison Square Garden is also on top of a train station. The beauty in cancelling both conventions is that with Kerry being first in July, he will not get his post-convention bounce. Cancelling the pukes convention will keep millions of protesters out of sight. Really, do we REALLY need a convention? When do the government's matching funds come into play? After the conventions? Just thinking...while I am watching CNN and stripping wallpaper...Maybe it's just the fumes.

[displacedtexan]

1. Isn't it a little late to worry about trains?

About as smart as duct tape and plastic sheeting, IMHO.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

2. So they waited 2 1/2 years?

nothing like reactive leadership in the WOT.
I suppose they'll wait for something 'really' bad to happen.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. Cancel conventions-Bush owns the airwaves, gets free airtime

and Kerry gets ignored.

[Rockholm]

9. Yeah, What IS Up With That?

Bush commercials get constant airplay as "news stories" while Kerry is being ignored! WTF!!!!!!

[NewHampster]

4. Madison Square Garden is on top of Penn Station

but they don't talk of closing that down for the repugvention.

Disrupters is all

[Rolling Titanic]

5. What do you expect.

They've got to do something to get the news off of Clarke.

A good scaring the shit out of the people is in order.

[nostamj]

6. hijacked planes are slammed into buildings

bushco ups airport 'security'

trains are blown up in Spain, polls show that people do not feel safe. bushco puts trains on 'high alert'

aren't these forward-thinking people???

if we had every serviceman currently deployed overseas back here watching the rail lines we couldn't even begin to protect them

anyhone ever been in Grand Central or Penn Station during rush hour?

this is just another duct tape dodge. as valuable and valid as, oh, let's say, 'color-coded threat warnings'

[imax2268]

7. took him long enough...

n/t

[jpak]

8. How long has it been since 9/11???

Why has it taken them THIS long to realize with this????

Is LIHOP II being planned for the Democratic Convention?

[Rockholm]

10. Nuke In A Suitcase, Anyone?

[bain_sidhe]

11. He announced this today?

At the exact time that Rand Beers was supposed to appear on Inside Politics, no less. Not to sound like a faux clone, but isn't the timing suspicious? I mean, the Madrid attacks were over a week ago.

Of course, I probably just need to adjust my tinfoil... :eyes:

[yardwork]

12. Maybe Ridge just now heard about Spain.

[Blue-Jay]

13. Typical. Too little, too late.

WTC Attacks? "Hey! Let's increase aiport security!"

Madrid Train Bombing? "Hey! These guys might attack a train!"

Too late, assholes. Now in between those two, let's insert an illegal war based on trumped-up "intelligence". THEN blame someone else.

[chookie]

14. BREAKING NEWS: Segways, dogsleds, inline skates, Dr Scholl pillo inserts

BE AFRAID!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

15. This closing the barn door after the horse is out

way of dealing with things is SOOOOOOOOO reassuring... (NOT)