This sounds like what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah when God’s wrath descended upon man’s wickedness. Lot and his two daughters were saved but Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt for disobeying God’s order not to look back. (Genesis 19)
When you depart Washington DC, DO NOT LOOK BACK lest you, too, turn into a pillar of salt.
A friend of mine, with whom I used to work, heard a news clip about a foreign threat to “nuke Washington DC.” We both looked at each other and laughed, “What is the downside?”
Is there any place on Earth containing more concentrated wickedness?
The lives of millions would be immediately improved?
I would morn the destruction of the historic aircraft at the Smithsonian.
We might have a chance....
Our political problems would be solved. 😏
Fear porn for thirsty, scared readers of the NY Post.
Drink it up.
The heavens would rejoice. At long last, Satan’s lair would be destroyed. And it would be great if a small chunk of meteorite landed on the New York Times building, closing another gateway to hell. /spit
China and Russia wouldn’t do it they need the insiders to get their work done for them.
Joey rings bell on desk.
Freedom would reign once again?
If Washington wiped out by nuclear, we would just order some cherry trees after we stop celebrating.
Why stop at 1-megaton? Why not Operation Castle Bravo, 16-megatons?
Whoever bombed us would be destroyed, leaving us to start over, maybe the brain dead voters in this country would finally get the message.
Just a thought: we could de-centralize our Federal gov’t:
IDEA:
CREATE VIRTUAL CONGRESS TO STOP WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL WITH TELECOMMUTING PLAN
Close Capitol Staff Buildings and other government properties in DC. Monies generated from sale and eliminated maintenance designated to national treasury.
DONATE Capitol Bldg to Smithsonian to be used only for Inauguration, State of the Union or to declare war.
Mandate agencies be combined in 2 office buildings with other unused properties sold or developed to be used: house homeless veterans, retirement or skilled care condominiums or federally subsidized housing for welfare recipients and enlarge Arlington Cemetery.
NOTE: Federal agencies own nearly half a million buildings, occupying 3.3 billion square feet. “The buildings alone represent enough space to fit 1.4 million average-sized new American homes.A 2009 government report by the Federal Real Property Council indicates that the agencies themselves don’t even know how to use that much space. Of the 429,000 federal buildings, about 11 percent were underutilized in 2009. The definition for under-utilization varies by building type, but the data indicates that 15 percent to 50 percent of the underutilized buildings’ capacity is simply not being used. Even more egregious, about 2.4 percent of federal buildings — more than 10,000 — are designated as excess buildings, which means they have been “formally identified as having no further program use.”
FEDERAL WASTE: buildings generate real operation and maintenance costs. In 2009 alone, the cost of maintaining federal excess buildings was $134 million, and the operating cost of underutilized buildings was $1.7 billion. The additional waste associated with the unused capacity of underutilized buildings is between $250 and $830 million YEARLY!
https://www.aei.org/publication/the-governments-property-bloat/
COLLATERAL SAVINGS:
1. Little to no transportation per Representative/Senator.
2. Hold town hall meetings every Monday throughout own state.
3. Use of electronic communication for voting, committee meetings, etc. open to Sunshine Laws
4. No need for Senator & Representative duplication of housing, offices, staff
5. More environmental ‘friendly’ reducing: paper waste, reduction electricity,
6. Eliminate Congressional travel expense.
7. One-Third of Federal Government less vulnerable to Washington D.C. terrorist attack
POLITICAL BENEFITS:
1. Reduce lobbyists control over government
2. Representatives/Senators more responsive to their constituents
3. Increase accountability while reducing moral temptations for Representatives/Senators
ARTICLE with similar viewpoint
March 22, 2013, 10:22 pm
GOP lawmaker seeks ‘virtual Congress’ By Jennifer Martinez
Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) wants to create a “virtual Congress,” where lawmakers would leverage videoconferencing and other remote work technology to conduct their daily duties in Washington from their home districts. Under a resolution Pearce introduced on Thursday, lawmakers would be able to hold hearings, debate and vote on legislation virtually from their district offices.
“Thanks to modern technology, members of Congress can debate, vote, and carry out their constitutional duties WITHOUT having to leave the accountability and personal contact of their congressional districts. Keeping legislators closer to the people we represent would pull back Washington’s curtain and allow constituents to see and feel, first-hand, their government at work,” Pearce told The Hill in a statement.
“Corporations and government agencies use remote work technology; it’s time that Congress does the same,” the New Mexico Republican said. He introduced the same resolution during the last congressional session.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/289947-republican-proposes-letting-lawmakers-work-from-home