Postponing Elections

Fresh on the heels of Tom Ridge's non-descript warnings about upcoming terrorist threats comes word that the administration is examining how the November elections could be postponed in the event of an attack. On the one hand, I understand the need for some sort of contingency in the event of a widespread terrorist attack of massive proportions. Seems only prudent (9/11, it has been pointed out, was an election day in New York). But on the other hand, given all the shit this administration has pulled to date, I sense an ulterior motive. After all, the country held regularly scheduled elections during the Civil War (with the Army of the Virginia at the gates, no less) and World War II. And even 9/11, as horrible as it was, only affected two cities. Hopefully, the debate will be entirely hypothetical.