NEW YORK ON ALERT – AT 5:46 P.M. ET:  I'm writing this from a park bench just outside Central Park, on Fifth Avenue.  I'm going to hear a private talk in a few minutes  on some of the shenanigans on Wall Street. 

I left Grand Central Station a short time ago and, yes, the security was much heavier than usual.  I saw knots of police officers with bomb-sniffing dogs, and I witnessed one traveler pulled over to have his bags inspected.  I did not hear any ACLU members shouting "Fascism!" but that may happen on the way back.  Some of the nursery schools haven't let out yet.

Obviously, security like that cannot stop a suicide bomber, but it can deter a terrorist who'd like to see tomorrow.  I was glad to see the cops, who looked pretty serious about their work.  New Yorkers tend to take these things in stride.  No one seemed particularly bothered.

I have what I call the "48-hour rule."  It holds that it takes about 48 hours after a major news event for the left to get reorganized and start spouting its line.  We're seeing some early signs.  We'll see if the rule holds.

May 2, 2011