Reply #24: It will not help

[chookie]

Been there, done that.

Another attack will NOT rally people behind His Chimperial Majesty -- he will instead be properly blamed for not having taken adequate measures to protect us. He will rightfully be blamed for failing to focus on appropriate counter-terror measures, having chosen instead to chase phantoms in Iraq. He will rightfully be blamed for failing to put out one fire before starting another. He will be blamed for compromising national security by dishonoring America with his conduct of the war.

I saw that report you mention -- it seemed really out of touch with current popular consciousness. Sounded like wishful thinking.

Another thing -- LOTS of conspiracy theories are floating around. Maybe people don't buy into them 100%, but I bet most people are suspicious about at least one or two details. An attack prior to the election will confirm a lot of people's worst suspicions about His Chimperial majesty's dark political agenda.

*Americans* dealt beautifully with the events of Sept 11. I was never so proud of my countrymen as when they spontaneously rose to the challenges of that horrific day. Fuck Bush! -- he just kinds stumbled into frame a couple of days after, and rattled off a couple of meaningless platitudes and was virtually drooling in anticipation of being able to launch the PNAC program on the coattails of thousands of dead.

I think an attack on American soil before Election Day is a dead cert. They NEED this to happen -- even more than they NEEDED it back in 2001. MIHOP/LIHOP -- anything it takes to hold onto their maniacal power. I'm reading in between the lines of the latest threats -- I am disturbed to hear the "spin" that Al Qaeda wishes to disrupt American elections, because they were "emboldened" by their "success" in the Spanish elections earlier this year. Message -- resist the urge to send Whistle Ass back to Crawford, and stand resolute against the Evil Doers.

First time around (sept 11) -- there was spontaneous, deep, numbing shock. People were confused too -hence the spontaneous rallying behind the idiot in the Oval Office. Next time -- and I am quite certain an attack will be manufactured by November -- people will be shocked, of course, but not deeply so, and not made numb enough to accept whatever Bush says or does Their critical faculties have gotten a LOT of exercise since 2001, and they will not swallow the bullshit Bush will be handing out. I predict ANGER! There will, of course, be a very strong reaction from the militant right, and maybe even actions against dissenters taken by the Justice Department. But I don't think people will sit back and take it like they did in 2000. We Demand Our Election!

He's going down regardless of what happens the rest of this year. There is no miracle that I can conceive of that will restore his reputation before the election. At this point -- Bush can only win by dirty filthy tricks. Are we ready for it?