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I'll admit that I was late to learn about the government's advice to cover windows with duct tape and plastic sheeting - I though it was a joke when I read about it on Neal Pollack - but there's something about the duct tape thing that awakens the primal Boy Scout within me. Maybe it's because preparing for war is a little like packing for a camping trip, as this clip from the Today Show suggests. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ridge stand in a kitchen telling Jamie Gangel how normal citizen should prepare for an attack on the US. The Ridges suggest buying crap like bottled water and granola bars will prepare you for an act of war.

I've already mentioned the man from last Saturday's demonstration that held a sign that read, "Buy More Duct Tape," to simultaneously mock the Bush adminstration's preparedness advice and its emphasis on consumption as an end to economic stimulus. Well, this roundup in the Washington Post indicates that marcher may not have been so far off. According to the story, a GOP contributor makes about 46% of the duct tape sold in the US and has seen "a doubling and tripling" of sales since the advice went out.