If there is another terrorist attack here then it will prove how USELESS BUSH is

[Rosa Luxemburg]

He:

has underfunded homeland security so that we aren't protected

has stirred up terrorist networks globally so that they've increased in size and made new networks

has increased the possibility that 'they' are already here

has increased terrorist activity in Iraq when it was negligible before the invasion

is promoting fear mongering in the hope that someone in this country might support him

has allowed the Taliban to gain strength

couldn't respond to a disaster like Katrina so this doesn't give us much hope of him tackling 'a terrorist event' here

hopes that 'an event' might get everyone rallying around the flag and him again like after 9/11

He........

[Truthiness Inspector]

1. And if there ISN'T one?

Then what?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. isn't one?

[Truthiness Inspector]

8. You asked if there is another terrorist attack

and I responded what if there "isn't one" meaning "another terrorist attack."

I thought that was clear, but I guess not. :)

[Captain Angry]

2. You forget the spin.

He will just say that it happened because the Democratic controlled congress didn't bring him a bill to sign that would have been tough on terrorists.

He'll point to the Republicans for bringing the USA PATRIOT Act and such to his desk. Those weak Democrats, emboldening the enemy.

With the media as awesome as they are, his 29% will jump right back to 60%+.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. it won't work

I think people are beginning to wake up now

[Captain Angry]

9. I don't think it's a matter of waking up.

If the people were waking up, the Representatives and Senators would be talking about this en masse. It would be in their best interest.

I think an extremely vocal minority knows the score.

The vast majority is not interested, quite frankly believes they're too busy to keep up with any of the situations. It's why Bush can say that the Gonzales stuff is political theater. He knows that the press will report that he said it is political theater, and that the press will not show more than 5 seconds of the hearings, and only soundbites at that.

If the country is hit again, there will be an overload of press 10x the size of 9/11. Every channel will cover it, if it's horrific enough, nobody will ask any questions.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

13. I think

no matter how horrific people will blame him.

[Captain Angry]

15. I wish I could believe that.

In my opinion, the only reason that the number of people against the war on Iraq and Afghanistan is so high, is that it looks like we're losing.

If they were able to report that we lost the same number of people, killed the same number of civilians, but killed X more insurgents/terrorists, that support would be way higher.

Other than some of the people here, I don't hear very many people that have any idea what is going on. I don't speak to anybody who connects the dots, or is concerned with any of the extracurricular activities of Cheney and his lackeys.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

16. if they think we are losing 'over there' in Iraq and Afghanistan

then they will think that we are also losing over here.

Dems have to push 'he's wasted all the lives and money in Iraq when he could have been using it to fight terrorism' 'there was no connection between Al Q and Iraq prior to Bush letting them in Iraq'

[Captain Angry]

19. If they are too scared to notice, they won't think about who was in charge.

And the Democrats should have been hitting him every day, all day, for connecting Iraq to 9/11. He did it again today.

Let's see how much reaction comes from our elected representation.

I'm betting zero. Or just enough to get somebody on TV for 2 seconds to be ridiculed by some "news" anchor.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

21. Dems need to blame Bush and Cheney over and over

they need to start now

[Captain Angry]

22. That I will agree with.

It needs to be done now, and constantly.

I'd like to see an Op-Ed in EVERY major newspaper in the entire country, all on the same day, from every different Democratic Representative and Senator. Each and every one of them should be asking for an interview on the local television stations to talk about the situation, and why they are going to be spending part of their time trying to remove the administration from office.

[Selatius]

3. A terrorist attack could make Bush even worse than now.

He could decide to lash out against Iran, or decide to lash out against the American people by instituting even more oppressive, authoritarian measures in the name of securing the homeland.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. People won't be too impressed at that

[Selatius]

No, they won't, but Bush might figure, "Hey, fuck it. I'm going to take everybody down with me."

And then he starts a world war.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

23. they are crazy enough

[bdamomma]

26. I hope people will not give in to the fear again, and give this

psychopath a jump in his approval ratings. Or will something like this (an attack) fuel people even more that we really have a madman out of control.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

27. that's why it is so important to have a strong opposition

if that's the case

[quinnox]

4. Exactly!

Another terrorist attack, contrary to the tinfoilers, would be devastating to Bush! It would completely undermine his entire theme "we are fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them here"

It would mean the Republican party is WEAK on homeland security, for allowing two terror attacks!

It would guarantee massive losses for the republicans in 2008!

No, if there is another terror attack it will be a legit one, and it would be a death knell for the GOP!

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

10. The people would be more fed up

with this W's incompetence than they would be angered at Dems for letting such a thing happen.

Then, perhaps, it truly would be torches and pitchforks.

[Vilis Veritas]

11. No....He will invoke NSPD-51 at the orders of Cheney.

One point of fact...Bush is not the President. Cheney is President. Bush is puppet. The question needs to be, will Dick Cheney do whatever it takes to continue to expand the powers of the Presidency. The answer is, of course he will.

Cheney, the Real President.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2132603,00.html

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. that's why they had better get moving on the impeachment

[Swamp Rat]

12. I will believe HE did it! because he is COMPLETELY...

[Vilis Veritas]

17. Would that be shit on a shingle he is eating?

Peace.

[lostinacause]

18. It is really hard to say how the American population would react

to another terrorist attack. Fear and anger would be the driving force and it is not certain which party would get blamed.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

20. there's one thing that....

.....Dems must do is blame Bush and Cheney over and over again. We need to win in 08

[lostinacause]

28. Yes, American politics and the blame game. It seems that this is the

easiest way to get elected.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

29. yes

the blame would be justified

[HuffleClaw]

24. yet the corporate media will of course blame everyone else

while whipping up support for bush. count on it.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

25. That's why Dems need to take the lead on this

they need to define what they will do