Hmmm. This makes my suspicions about Dick Cheney's replacement all the more likely. However, please understand that Bush is barely on the radar right now. Kerry will wrap up the nomination in early March. He will also be out of money. That's when the carpet bombing in selected swing states will begin.
Right now the media loves Kerry because he sounds good, is a known Senate liberal, and goes to the same parties they do. I'm surprised Bush is holding at this level. This will change as Bush gets out there and gets his base up and running.
By mid-May, we should be fighting in Pakistan. Not wagging the dog, mind you; it appears that now is as good a time as any to wrap up the Mystery Sheik and send him and his buddies to meet the 72 virgins. Bin Laden presumed that we would be preoccupied with the Ba'athist rebels to come after him.
What if it turns out that he thought poorly?
Be Seeing You,
Chris