Dean calls out the timing of the new terror alerts

"Every time something happens that's not good for President Bush, he plays this trump card, which is terrorism," Dean said on CNN. "His whole campaign is based on the notion that 'I can keep you safe; therefore, in times of difficulty for America, stick with me,' and then out comes Tom Ridge. It's just impossible to know how much of this is real and how much of this is politics."

This agrees nicely with my theory that Bush is ruling through fear. He is using the terrorist threat (real or imagined) to control the people.


"An incumbent administration always has some ability to set the agenda, but I think this is a double-edged sword, because as the administration acknowledges the ongoing threat Al Qaeda poses, it once again calls into question the validity of its decision to go into Iraq. . . . It causes the American people to scratch their heads and say 'Why are we devoting all this energy and resources to a country that had nothing to do with the threat?' "

Link from Boston.com

- posted by Doug @ 9:47:00 AM