Time to think the unthinkable

MSNBC ^ | 1/20/2005 | Tom Curry

[kona coffee]

WASHINGTON - On this snow-draped Inauguration Day in Washington, a few people on Capitol Hill were thinking about the worst: a catastrophic attack that could kill or incapacitate most members of Congress, the president, the vice president and the cabinet.

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The unseen presence at this first inauguration since Sept. 11, 2001, is al-Qaida, whose terrorists showed three years ago how capable they were of killing thousands of Americans in one place at one time.

At 9:30 on inauguration morning, in his office in the Longworth Building, a short walk from where the president would soon take his oath, Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., said, “It is very clear that al-Qaida wishes to do only things that are destabilizing to the United States. More modest terrorists would have blown up an apartment building in the last three years. But al-Qaida is not dead and they don’t think small. They think in terms of the power of the United States and how do you symbolically destroy, physically destroy, that power.”

[King Prout]

eh?

[King Prout]

oh. you refer to the presidential limo?
I wouldn't be stuned if it could VTOL.

[Fiddlstix]

Welcome to FR

[Darksheare]

I don't care for the windshield, it looks funky, but the engine has GOT to be pretty tricked out.

Some idiot threw a snowball, don't know if they bum rushed the guy and got him yet.
(Odds are they did. Hopefully he's crying to his mommy right now.)

[King Prout]

hrmn. sounds like I should turn on FNC

man, I love saying that!

[King Prout]

holy hell...

look at the width of those tires, plus ground clearance... those things must be runflats, and I *do* believe the suspension is also a monster.

that thing is probably armored to take an RPG hit.

GOOD.

[Darksheare]

Yeah, the 'a' pillar blocks vision, but it's tough in itself, and the frame has ot be a heavy.
You liked teh ground clearance too?
Man, that thing looks like it could take on a dragracer.
(Engine for engine..)

[Darksheare]

That's not really a Caddy, it's a pickup truck frame!
Looks nimble too!
(I want the engine and the transmission!! I waaaaaaant it....*sniffle*)

[Conspiracy Guy]

Are you on dial up or telegraph key?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Think it's Mr. Hole?

[Conspiracy Guy]

[MEG33]

Similar espression..Oh Boy here comes the band..!

[Conspiracy Guy]

He forgot it along with his password. He hasn't seen his car keys or TV remote in years.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Hold still Ace this is gonna hurt a bunch.

[MEG33]

LOL..
President and Laura out walking last part of trip to the White House.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I'm playing the cymbals!

[Conspiracy Guy]

They are a handsome couple. Kind of like me and Laura Earl except I'm not the President and all.

[Laura Earl]

They are a very handsome couple. I wish I'd thought to take off work so I could watch all the activities. From the pix, Laura is positively glowing!

[Conspiracy Guy]

She always glows. Just like you!

[Laura Earl]

Because we have such wonderful loving husbands. A good diet & skin regimen doesn't hurt either. :)