Viewpoint: America's New Shadow Government

Two executives better than one

In the hectic hours after the attacks of Sept. 11, the White House authorized the formation of a "shadow government" that exists in hidden locations on the East Coast.

First reported by the Cleveland Plain-Dealer back in October, the story became big news after The Washington Post wrote a feature story on the subject over the weekend.

Groups of high-level civilian managers are rotating into underground bunkers for shifts of 90 days at a time - presumably under the assumption that America would collapse into anarchy without the guidance of 90 federal bureaucrats squirreled away in a hidden bomb shelter. The very fact that this "shadow government," as it's now being called, exists should cause some concern for everyone.