[A Citizen Reporter]

The first thing that Ari said to Helen was that he was "going to disabuse her of the notion of 'shadow government'......that is a mis-nomer." Ari repeatedly used the phrase "continuity of government"

IMHO, that is one of the most important points of this story. "Shadow Government" is a term that was coined sometime last week, ginned up by the press, and used by little tommy, to spread fear and confusion. I'd like to know who coined it? Sounds like a crusty black pant suit to me.

[Miss Marple]

Bingo. It is a term coined specifically to arouse the paranoia on both the far left and the far right (as we have seen in innumerable postings here). It was done deliberately and I thin Crusty is the culprit.

[YaYa123]

glad we agree... "Shadow Government = WashPost invention.
I didn't read your reply till after I made my own. This is all soooooooooo hokey!!!

But it did give Ari the opportunity to cloud up and rain all over congress about their own "contingency plan", which they then revealed, and it's now, according to Ari, "a 4 million dollar tourist attraction".

Did you notice not a one of the reporters asked a follow up question about that particular subject?

[counterrevolutionary]

Don't you get it, man? They used the term "shadow government" so that it could be shot down and ridiculed, drawing attention away from the real Shadow Government.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

"Shadow Government"

I wonder...Shadow Presidency was a term used in Nov2000 regarding the "illegitimate President." I am now wondering if the term shadow government was used instead of "Contingency Plan for the Constinuation of the Government of the United States of America" which is what it really is. Shadow government conjures images of a secret group running the show (i.e. Who is pulling President Bush's Puppet Strings?"

Interesting