Umm, Isn't the terror alert warning raised every New Year's Eve?

[Miami Liberal]

Since 9/11, there's always a high volume of terrorist chatter around this time. I wonder what makes us so much safer this year?

[theycanbiteme]

1. Elections are over...no need to scare the citizens

[indepat]

10. I was going to say "Elections are over...no need to scare the citizens"

but was beat to the punch.

[Walt Starr]

2. Bush was Re-Selected!

We don't need no stinking Terra Lert since his Chimperial Lowness was re-selected!

[MissBrooks]

3. Times Square...

I used to go to Times Square every year to watch the ball drop.
I'd never do that again.

[bettyellen]

12. Why not? In TS we have the lovely airborne bio warfare detectors that

will tell you if you've been terrorized. So what's so bad about being in quarantine with thousands of other drunk revelers for a few weeks! Bernie K installed them, he says they wrork great!

[MissBrooks]

13. Actually - one reason is the lack of restrooms

[bettyellen]

14. good point.. and the ones you can get to are, ehem, over used.... ewwwww

i hate the crowds, i got very squished and was on my way to being trampled one halloween. a really tight crowd can act like quicksand. i had to really grab somebody's coat collar and pull myself up casue i was going down. i had 102 fever and people were already stepping on my legs. it was bad! never again!

[Miami Liberal]

15. Gosh, sounds like a nightmare

I've always wanted to spend New Year's Eve in Times Square, but after your experience I'm not too sure. I was supposed to ring in 2000 there but got scared away by the whole Y2K thing.

[Midlodemocrat]

4. Oh, you haven't heard?

W was re-selected and as a result of the war in Iraq, the world is much safer.

I know I sleep better.

[Miami Liberal]

8. Oh yeah, that's right

Silly me. :crazy:

[Bluebear]

16. Silly us.

lol

[Not_Giving_Up]

5. Didn't you notice?

No raised alert for Thanksgiving, Christmas, holiday shopping (spend, but be alert!)...No, there won't be one for tonight either. Repeat after Cheney...You are safer now.

[annabanana]

6. there's still going to be a big stormtrooper presence..

snipers on the rooftops...that kind of thing.

[underpants]

7. Potential tusnamis don't effect red states

nothing to worry about

[JohnnyRingo]

9. Keen observation....I hadn't noticed til now

[Bluebear]

11. Re-selection coincides with miraculous lack of "chatter"

Go figure.