A certain member of the current presidential staff has claimed recently his gut is warning him of upcoming possible attacks. There are quite a few so-called political pundits making jokes about this.

Historically speaking a number of prestigious men and women have had these feelings. Some claimed it was God talking to them and other just "had a feeling". In women it's called intuition and believe me we do get a lot of crap about that too. But tell a woman who just prevented her child from being hurt that it's crap,and you really could be slapped from here to to yonder.

Intuition has kept people from many undesirable things.

In ancient Greece they called this an omen or augur.

In Scotland, "By the pricking of my thumb".

Many a soldier has had the hairs on the back of their neck stand up just as someone has them in the sights of their guns.

Chertoff may or may not be having a correct "gut feeling" but often gut feelings are no more than instinct and experience saying "be careful!"

Until the next time we meet Take care.