Reply #5: It's unclear [View All]

[chookie]

Mr Rove's script goes like this: if no attack occurs, it is only because George W Bush has done such a magnificent job protecting the American people. If an attack occurs, it PROVES beyond a doubt that the world has become a dangerous place, just as George W Bush told us it had, and that we need this resolute War Time Commander in Chief to protect us.

That being said, my dear kentuck -- I don't think it's going to make a bit of difference to potential voters. I think their views one way or the other are already set in concrete, and "bounce" is likely to be very small. I don't think an attack, or lack of one, will make that much of a difference.

If Kerry got only a slight bounce -- as the media is ecstatically crowing about these last few days -- well, Bush can only expect a very small one as well, from the RNC convention or anything, which may include the coming October Surprise -- which people will be VERY suspicious of.

I know people who don't watch Michael Moore, or read DU, or listen to me, or even consider themselves Democrats who now trust their own eyes and ears and know that Bush is a liar and mistrust everything he says and does. It's a beautiful thing.