I'm a native Washingtonian, lived here all my life and seen many of these big events come through. There's no way in HE** I'm going to be anywhere near DC while this is going on. First off, the crowds all around the DC Metro area are going to be horrendous. Then there's the terrorism threats (which are probably the least of my concerns, but a concern still). The biggest issue however, IMO, is what's going to happen with the crime when you go just a mile away from the parade route. Remember that all the MPD officers are basically being pulled in from every corner of the city to deal with this madness - what do you think happens in the surrounding areas? Crime soars. We have seen it happen with just about every major event that takes place downtown (July 4th is always bad). All the gangs that terrorize many of the neighborhoods in DC have a field day knowing that no one is going to respond to 911 calls. Nope, we're heading out of town to a little cabin in WVA for a few days.