Reply #10: yes

[chesley]

I've been saying this for some time. America does not care if the French are mad. America does not care if the UN is mad. The only way GWB will be beaten is 1 - if the economy is bad, and 2 - if the Democrats can convince Americans that they can defend the country better than GWB can. Frankly, and I hate to be a pessimist, I don't see either being true at the time of the election. I know in the past year, my personal economy has improved immensely. While that doesn't affect my vote or preferred candidate, it will a lot of people if this happens all over.