How would the American people react to another terrorist attack today?

[tgnyc]

Rally around the Pres? Blame him for letting it happen?

Remember a couple of yeras ago when it was conventional wisdom in the Beltway that another attack would be a boost to Bush by refocusing everybody on the threat of terrorism? Does that still hold? Was it ever true? Is it true now?

[BuyingThyme]

1. It still holds.

But white people don't count, particularly Christians (and Freepers).

[TwilightZone]

2. A boost, both then and now. Similar example: Osama

Every time a new Osama tape comes out, Bush gets a little boost, even though Osama is a defining failure in Bush's administration.

Figure that one out. I can't.

[Tyo]

3. I think most Americans would fucking freak

The Fascists would come back in force and probably complete the process of destroying democracy that we recently managed to interrupt because the majority of Americans would support them based on their promises to protect us and get the bad guys.

According to John Dean, about a third of us are already willing to jump on that bandwagon at the slightest provocation anyway. A major attack on the scale of 9-11 would bring most of the rest of America on board.

[MadMaddie]

4. I will disagree....I think that the cat is out of the bag

Our countries security is worse than it was 9/11...our governments response to a natural disaster "Katrina" was a failure....while this administration is in office there will be no reaction to terrorist threats like there was on 9/11(The agencies were still intact from the Clinton years)

Most government organizations are at the point of dysfunction because of the leadership of political appointed hacks....(Brownie anyone?)

70% of Americans know that if we get attacked it's because of the lack of leadership and the willful destruction of our military and reserve units....

No I don't think that Americans will jump on board this time.....this time they will know that this administration had the possible tools to detect and prevent another attack but in favor of politics they let it happen...so their favor ability rating goes up

That's my two cents....

[chknltl]

7. Your 2 cents:

Money well spent.

I agree, there are enough Americans now who know that by and large our population was duped. "Fool me once...uhm.... won't get fooled again" bushco, may not be done trying to keep the water muddy but most see that mud for what it is. It is my hope that Dems in power clear that water and reveal the truths of what bushco has done to America. If that happens any terrorist attacks on our soil will find the finger of blame pointed right where it should be: On the the terrorists and on the bushturds who for the last 6 years refused to defend us.

[Tyo]

11. Well I'd be happier with your being right than with my being right

:)

[MadMaddie]

15. It's just sad....that we even have to contemplate another attack...

and it's outcome...

[TwilightZone]

6. Unfortunately, I think you're right

9/11 pretty much proved that the public will jump behind the president, regardless of his prior record. Bush had accomplished nothing pre-9/11 and his approval rating was trending significantly downward. After 9/11, it took off, of course.

[kevin881]

5. I think bush would suffer even worse job approval....

there is a critical mass to the number of people who dislike him and mistrust him now. Their chatter is far more audible than the voices that silenced dissent after 9-11.

If there were another terror attack, it would make his administration which has largely made itself out to be the "protection" administration, to be inept and incompetent.

[Sinistrous]

8. I'm not sure...

but I'm afraid we will find out next week.

Sinistrous

[Richard D]

9. I think . . .

. . . given all this time, people would blame * and not rally behind him. He's lost it, and I don't think that there is anything that will return him to his glory days. My fear is that there will be a "terrorist" attack after the dems have been in control for a year or so, perhaps several months before the 08 election. * can say that the dems tied his hands and that he couldn't be a wartime pres or something equally stupid, but the media will jump behind the need for a real man republican president. People would probably buy that.

[USA_1]

10. The Right Wing Media and Television Evangelists Will Say ...

BLAME CLINTON! BLAME DEMOCRATS! BLAME LIBERALS!

[treestar]

12. Hoping the sheeple would get the concept

That it is due to our provoking the Islamists and the * is guilty.

It appears from the last election that people are finally getting a clue. A little late for hundreds of thousands of dead Muslims, but I think their blood lust is finally satisfied.

[youthere]

13. The right would rally around Bush and blame the left.

[Warpy]

14. Half would rally 'round the flag including the idiot wrapped in it

but I think the other half would realize it's happened again because of the staggering incompetence of this bunch.

[tgnyc]

16. Now with the "blind sheik" possibly near death in a US prison , the issue returns.

[blues90]

17. For those who say we are aware and won;t be fooled

If there was an actual attack I think people would panic , they may not believe bush can ward off attacks but I certainly think at the time one happened it would panic people enough and enough of these people would look to this government for help and get none .

I can't say if it would boost bush and his war but people who watch tv news could be convinced the Iraq attack should continue on .

I am not so sure the people voted to end this war more than they voted to save themselves from being on the loosing side .