1-800-NYC-SAFE

Bit of a rite of passage over the weekend, with my first New York terrorism scare. I think it's positively hilarious that the Bush Administration admonished the New York authorities for raising a false alarm. How quickly they forget Tom Ridge and his color wheel. Or maybe what the Bushies meant was to critique Bloomberg and Company for their timing. The Administration learned long ago that a terrorism alert is only useful when there's an important election coming up. I mean, seriously, what amateurs. Because when we can't use terrorism to spread fear in the hearts of the populace, the terrorists win.