I'm surprised that no one has been talking about
Newsweek's report that the Department of Homeland Security is planning how to suspend elections in the event of a terrorist attack.
I can't say that it's a bad idea to have someone thinking about this, but this again shows why our current officeholders don't know how to lead this country. If you're going to talk about postponing elections -- hell, if you're going to talk about talking about postponing elections -- the way to do it is to work from the start with Republicans and Democrats together, to come up with a plan that everybody can back. Bend over backwards to ensure that no one will see an effort to gain partisan advantage. Announce it with the top leaders of both party standing side-by-side.
This crowd is completely incapable of doing it the right way. Even if you assume that their motives are pure, they've fucked up the execution by proceeding in this way. They just starting making plans and leaking them.
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