Does your terror alert need a theme?

Have you noticed the politics seeping through in each announcement from the Bush Campaign...er, Administration? Notice the theme both Ridge and Bush are using (do terror alerts need themes or do political campaigns?).

I wrote on this last night -- but here's an update. Check out Ridge's remarks today in NYC:

This intelligence is a solemn and serious reminder that we are a nation at war, and the terrorist enemies we face will not stop until we defeat them. I understand -- believe me, I understand that these warnings and information of this type are difficult to digest. They're very difficult to accept, to take in, and can easily and understandably give rise to feelings of anxiety and fear.