Be afraid. The recent election removed a stalwart defender of the United States against one demonical menace among many, the electromagnetic pulse attack, the one that will fry our electronics. The spiritual leader of the cause, Republican Congressman Curt Weldon, was endorsed by Frank Gaffney, right wing defender of the faith in national security and pundit for the pages of the Washington Times, two days before Weldon’s political career was terminated.

“No one has done more than Curt Weldon to warn the nation against the potentially ‘catastrophic’ threat of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack . . ” wrote Gaffney.