Saw that. Not really impressed with WND, though I participated in that thread.
But at the time, ALL officials were talking about "no chatter", "no possibility", "largest security force ever assembled for a one day event", yoddity, yoddity.
What bugs me is that a call came in TODAY for Red Cross reinforcements.
Again, this suggests that something has come up that no one counted on...
No, I think it's too keep the panic factor down. Imagine trying to give a SOTU address right after you cancelled the SuperBowl.