I do not like this one bit

I don't know about you, but I am going to be a nervous wreck tomorrow until this inauguration is over. And I am even more nervous after hearing about this:

If the unthinkable happens on Inauguration Day, Robert Gates, the defense secretary, will be available to assume the reins of government.

"In order to ensure continuity of government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been designated by the outgoing Administration, with the concurrence of the incoming Administration, to serve as the designated successor during Inauguration Day, Tuesday, January 20th," White House press Secretary Dana Perino said.

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Perino said that Gates will be at a secure, undisclosed location on Inauguration Day, according to CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller. Most of the others on the succession list, by contrast, will be participating in the inauguration festivities.

Note how it's the only member of the Bush Administration being asked to stay on who's the "designated successor."

I don't know about you, but I'm not putting the tinfoil chapeau back into the hatbox just yet.