Bin Laden by Election Day? New push

[babsbunny]

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/09/bin_laden_by_election_day_new.html

"Why wasn't this done a year ago?'' one of NPR's sources asks of new push.

[cliffordu]

1. They are probably thawing out his corpse right now.

It's been in storage next to Cheney's coffin, in a freezer.

[lib2DaBone]

3. There is no Bin Laden Boogie Man... he is dead....

[flamingdem]

2. Betcha he's dead already and there is some deal already in the works..

.. to say he was killed in Iraq!

[Whalestoe]

4. How would finding Bin Laden help McCain? The economy would be in shambles and Bush and Co. could end

the war. Thus, making Obama the ONLY viable option to the American people. I mean, McCain knows nothing on the economy... and if his one (perceived) strong hold is literally stripped away... why would people care?

Maybe it's just me.

[rgbecker]

5. This will be the "October Surprise"

"Unconfirmed reports are that Bin Laden has been killed by a US missile strike in the border area of Afghanistan and Pakistan along with 14 other "militants". Pakistan has refused the admission of news reporters to confirm the report, but says, yes the terrorist is dead!"

[C_U_L8R]

8. More like the October It's About Friggin Time

[1corona4u]

6. Why? he did nothing wrong...

just ask Bush. :sarcasm:

[C_U_L8R]

7. Why wasn't it done SEVEN years ago??

[BlueIdaho]

9. Ok but...

How many more Americans will have died in Iraq or Afghanistan?

How many more Americans will have their civil liberties abused?

How many more Americans will have lost their jobs - or their homes - or their retirement?

How many more Americans will been forced into bankruptcy by catastrophic illness?

What will a gallon of gas or a gallon of milk or loaf of bread cost?

Bin Laden is one thing - the systematic destruction of America by the republican party is yet another.

Seems to me that's what we should be talking about.

[msallied]

10. Dude, this is always the supposed "surprise." lol

It never happens. It never will happen.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

11. I thought they just said he wasn't behind 9/11 anyway so what does it matter?

Although I'm sure if they catch him it will be billed as McCain's plan.

[Muttocracy]

12. hmmm. nt

[GoesTo11]

13. By trying to make it a political gain, they are screwing up Pakistan

For the last 7 years, it wasn't a good idea to attack across Pakistan's sovereign borders because it would destroy our influence with the only Islamic nation with a nuclear bomb. Obama said crossing the borders would be if nothing else could work. But in order to try to game the election, the nation's interests are subordinate to Republican interests. And McCain is certainly in on the planning, just like he was there in Columbia for the prisoner release. Bottom line

McCain and the Republicans are putting party first, and country second, again.