The Dunbar asked in one of the threads if Bush would ever suspend the election. Well, Billmon had a post the other day that linked to an article on Buzz Flash, and the answer appears to be: Yes.
Will the 2004 Election Be Called Off? Why Three Out of Four Experts Predict a Terrorist Attack by November
General Tommy Franks told Cigar Afficiando "[A] terrorist, massive, casualty-producing event somewhere in the Western world -- it may be in the United States of America -- [would cause] our population to question our own Constitution and to begin to militarize our country in order to avoid a repeat of another mass, casualty-producing event."
I don't know how much stock one should put in this article, but it is still pretty damn scary.