[staytrue]

If... the call had been made to the president it would have been disastrous

Bush would have been called on the carpet by the media for announcing a space based WMD and then having to take it back.

[Williams]

A few things frighten me. First, that a rock only 90 feet wide could cause devastation. Second, that it turned out to be much larger than they thought. Third, that they had only 36 hours warning. And finally, all the stupid talk about a political "disaster" caused by a false alarm. We're so damn emotional and childish at this point that we can't handle the truth. Isn't this what got us into 9/11? Won't this "false alarm" cause the scientists to bne gun shty next time?