August 17th,2006 Do You Feel......

[rsmith6621]

Total VICTORY for the DEMS in the air??????.......Right now I certianly dont.....Is there an October suprise in the works??

[skooooo]

1. I don't know about ..

...a "total" victory. Why are you pessimistic? One chamber of congress would make me ecstatic.

[rusty charly]

4. some state governorships flipping would also help

[babylonsister]

2. "Fool me once..." I dunno, but am watching what's going on intently. nt

[bryant69]

3. I think there's certainly room for hope.

I don't know the expecting total victory is a reasonable anywya, and I doubt many of us here do expect total victory - but expecting total failure through some brillian rovian move or "October surprise" seems equally unrealistic.

Bryant
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[tom_paine]

5. Yeah, just like in October 2004, remember how there was no October

Surprise?

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/29/bin.laden.transcript/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Yahiye_Gadahn

(scroll down to "Appearances in Al Qaeda videos" to refresh your memory, if need be)

[bryant69]

6. I guess you are right - foolish of me to get my hopes up.

Better that we should all expect total failure in the fall.

Bryant
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[tom_paine]

7. Damnit, bryant, NOBODY is saying to expect failure in the fall

On the other hand, being a pollyanna and ignoring the almost 100% certainty of a devastating, psychically-shocking October Surprise is the one startegy guaranteed to ensure it's complete and utter success.

If our Democratic Leadership had any sense and guts, they (or their proxies) would be bringing up the 2004 October Surprises at every turn, so that when it happens (and it's a 99% chnace it will, whatever "it" actually is), people will remember to be skeptical.