Hmmmm ... that would remove a hell of a lot of their voters from the rolls.
Oh, wait -- if we got into a nuclear war, they could declare an "emergency" (having nothing to do with the real emergency) and start rounding up and shooting Tea Party people. Then they wouldn't need those 'Rat hordes after all.
Not as far fetched considering Ayres wanted to to basically that sans the nukes. And he is a ‘close advisor’.