The Washington Post dusted up a small storm last week with its revelation of the post 9-11 "shadow government." It turns out that the Bush administration dispatched "100 senior civilian managers" to live and work secretly outside Washington. This group was christened to act as the new government in case Washington was suddenly incinerated in a terrorist attack. This plan was dubbed "Continuity of Government." It’s still in operation, working night and day for you and me. And you thought that bureaucrats were mostly lazy bums earning big salaries for doing nothing! Here we have 100 people, the cream of … Continue reading The Dread Prospect