Since gov't made a Big Public Deal out of the Sears Tower "plot," can

[Gidney N Cloyd]

we assume that there haven't been a lot of other "plots" foiled that they can't tell us about for security reasons? And if so, can we further assume there really isn't a whole lot of domestic work being done by Homeland Security?

[Jane Austin]

1. That's a very good point.

Lordy, if this bunch of losers is what they've been concentrating on there must not be much else out there - - or they must not be on to anything else out there.

[gratuitous]

2. This "plot" reminds me of a Peanuts cartoon

Charlie Brown, facing the gut-turning prospect of another baseball season, has hit upon the linchpin of victory and success: A clipboard with the names and the positions of all the players on it. By golly, if that isn't the first step toward a championship season, what is?

And from what I've read, the guys in Miami weren't even that far along. Their level of organization makes the Miami relatives of Elian Gonzales look like a fucking Army Ranger squadron.

[Booster]

3. I think it's safe to assume that, and to also assume that this whole

thing was thought up to entertain "the base"; they love this scary shit so much.