why ARENT' they raising the terror alert level?

[mopaul]

i'm so stupid i just have to ask.

[mopinko]

1. cuz tom ridge booked and

nobody else is gay enough to go with that rainbow shit.

[txindy]

2. When Ridge left he took the chart and no one can remember the colors?

:shrug:

:rofl:

[tjwash]

3. Because the elections are still a few months away silly...

...you don't want people getting terra alert fatigue yet do you?

[DemBones DemBones]

30. Ding! Ding! We have a winnah!

Too early to scare people too much.

[ananda]

4. multiple choice

A. They know bin Laden is really dead.
B. American is already fucked just because of the way BushInc reacted to ObL.
C. There is no more "freedoms" for "them" to hate us for.
D. All of the above.

Sue

[LibDemAlways]

5. The same reason a parent on a

diet doesn't leave out cookies for Santa Claus.

[stevedeshazer]

6. Um, because Tom Ridge stepped down?

Home Depot is running low on duct tape?

[Bobbieo]

18. Why Haven't They Raised The Alert?

Because they think he is bluffing. I don't!!!! It took bin Laden 4 years to put 9/11 together and four years has passed with no major incidents in this country. This bunch does not settle for car bombs.

[Canuckistanian]

7. I was asking that myself

Here's a direct threat from OBL himself and..... nothing.

Not even a "just keep shopping" message.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

8. Good question!!

:popcorn:

[Burried News]

9. Saving it for the day Rove is indicted by the Grand Jury? nt

[Horse with no Name]

10. Well it is going in stages mopaul

Let's see
On Wednesday they said they killed what was it? The #2 guy again.
That didn't get a stir.
People still talked about the wiretapping and corruption.
So today they release OBL.
If we all aren't shaking in our shoes by tomorrow, my guess is they will drag out the colors.

[Warren DeMontague]

11. Cuz nobody does it better than this guy:

[BattyDem]

12. It was raised

We've gone to plaid! :evilgrin:

[wurzel]

13. More "Bring it on"??

[we can do it]

14. Light Bulbs Burnt Out

[havocmom]

15. Worried 10 of 12 people remember KO's feature on alerts and bad news

OR, they are hoping for a LIHOP so they can consolidate power 100%? We know they don't give a rats ass about anybody's security but their own. What's a few thousand causalities? It just makes their arguments: gotta make Patriot Act permanent, gotta be able to use force against 'terrast' at large among the population - big sweeps/no civil rights.

Why would they want precautions when there is so much to be gained by mass causalities?

[Ikonoklast]

16. They don't use the 'ol colored lights too much anymore

do they.

I guess ever since it was disclosed that the cabal was manipulating it for strictly political purposes, the alerts running on the bottom of the screen are all about not going to Aruba, for some obscure reason.:shrug:

BTW, I lost a job because of the bullshit Terra Alert System. Rat bastards.

[KitchenWitch]

17. Because the have an OBL tape.

That is worth two raisings of the terror alert level.

[CJCRANE]

34. But have they overplayed their hand?

Catching another #2 is gonna seem lame compared to this.

I think they're gonna need a simulataneous indictment of Galloway, Saddam in his underpants, and a flight diversion just to stay in the game.

(next time they need a distraction).

[KitchenWitch]

37. I am afraid you are probably right

Even the sheeple have just about stopped listening.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

19. It was just asked on Anderson 360. The guest said 'Well it costs

a lot of money."

:spray:

[BattyDem]

22. Are you kidding me???

:rofl:

I can just imagine it ...
"Gee, we'd love to warn the American people and keep them from getting killed by terrorists, but ... well ... it's just too damn expensive!"

[Crazy Guggenheim]

23. No shit.

:popcorn:

[BattyDem]

25. I bet that's the same reason they didn't send help to NOLA.

High investment, low return. :eyes: :grr:

[FreedomAngel82]

26. Wha?

It costs money? How does it cost money???

[Crazy Guggenheim]

27. Then they have to activate *support* services.

[BattyDem]

29. The cities have to put more cops on the street ...

and BushCo never gave them enough money to do that, so the states have to come up with the cash. Of course, the states are already a bit short because they're trying to pay for all the other unfunded/underfunded programs that BushCo has mandated, so ... no alert unless there's an election within the next month. :eyes:

[WhollyHeretic]

20. Because they don't want people to think about the fact that they never

caught Osama.

Everyone ignore the man behind the curtain.

[Captain Hilts]

21. It's too expensive.

The higher alerts are big, unfunded mandates that cities and states cannot afford.

Yep, it all comes down to money. That's why the past couple elevated alerts were specific to some cities and transportation means.

[FreedomAngel82]

24. I heard that too

It is strange. Didn't they do that last election? :shrug:

[DemBones DemBones]

31. This is the ignore-Abramoff/Republican graft OBL tape.

There'll be a different one closer to the elections, if not a LIHOP or MIHOP by then.

[TomInTib]

28. Because the whole thing is crap and they crapped it.

[Berserker]

32. Your not stupid Mopaul

just look at this face

you are the best!

[thinkingwoman]

33. because the focus group rolled their eyes

and laughed after hearing the latest tape translation.

[alarimer]

35. Because they want something to happen

So then the fascists Republicans and their Democratic enablers can declare martial law and control the government forever.

[mopaul]

38. BINGO

[Crazy Guggenheim]

36. Watch AC 360 on CNN right now.