Tell me they didn't really say this ????

[MazeRat7]

I've been out of the loop for a couple of days relative to the "Tunnel Terra"... so while having my morning coffee I see this article

The first "reports" coming from the Rovian propaganda machine claimed that a vague group of suspected terrorists were planning to flood lower Manhattan by blowing up the Holland or Lincoln Tunnels.

There was just one major problem with this latest "scare them into voting Republican for a third time" tactic: it defied the laws of gravity and basic physics.

You see, Manhattan is ABOVE sea level. A body of water, such as the Hudson River, won't rise UP without a rather sophisticated plumbing system. In short, bombing the Holland or Lincoln Tunnels could not possibly, according to the law of physics, flood lower Manhattan and "ruin the American economy by destroying Wall Street."

While comical, the sad reality is there are many in this country that would buy "the plot" hook-line-and-sinker. So apparently the discipline of critical thinking and logical analysis is now a lost "art" in this country ? Welcome to the new Roman (err Rovian) Empire.

MZr7

edit:typo

[gratuitous]

1. Logic ist verboten

So quit thinkin', dammit! You're only providing aid and comfort to terrorists.

[timontheleft]

2. Yep

I thought this was most ridiculous when I first heard about it.

[lonestarnot]

3. Yes

Not as clever as one might think egh? Leave their tactic a little HIGH and DRY I'd say.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

4. Yes...but...

Having driven through that tunnel thousands of times and every single time wondering if the water dripping on the walls meant the whole thing was about to collapse...

it would have been very rough on those IN the tunnel, and I have never seen it less than full. Not to mention the disruption it would have caused in the NYC rush hour. It wouldn't have destroyed our economy, but it would have been ugly. If they truly nipped this in the bud then I respect that.

I also grew up with the director of the FBI in NYC and he's a straight up guy. I trust him. As a matter of fact I double-dated to the senior prom wih him and his then-girlfriend! (maybe not the most rigorous standard, but hey, it's the best I can do!)