How many times...

[lonehalf]

...will we see stories like this before the election?

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/washington/09econ.html?ei=5094&en=59c195577b27a9bd&hp=&ex=1152417600&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print

How many times will we hear that a terrorist attack has been foiled on <city or port or railroad or tunnel >?

How many times will we hear that reporters who report are nob patriotic?

How many times will we hear how bad the Democrats are disorganized?

How many times will we hear how low the unemployment rate is?

How many times...

The enemy is good at what they do, aren't they?

[classof56]

1. Could be that the answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

*****

My guess is, the answer to your question is: The number is infinite. And, like the death toll in Iraq, as far as the misadministration is concerned, it's "just a number." No other significance.

My grandfather used to say that it's an ill wind that blows no good. I'm beginning to think he was wrong.

Tired Old Cynic