Should We Be Meeting Like This?

Should We Be Meeting Like This?

A handful of Congressmen and Senators have been anxious about attending this week's State of the Union address because they are worried about the possibility of a terrorist attack. Capitol Hill will be heavily policed when the President appears, but the legislators wondered whether it was wise to assemble such a tempting target for Saddam Hussein. They considered asking Bush to send out copies of the address instead, but abandoned the idea because such a cancellation would hand the Iraqis a huge propaganda victory.

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