Eeeeeep! People responded to yesterday's meandering post. Replies tonight since I'm at work.

But for people who are following the Presidential Campaign: "It's about fucking time."

Followed by: "Can I just weep in frustration now?"


( The New York Times Shreads the Swift Boat Veterans )


Of course, Chris Matthews and Bill O'Reilly (no, seriously, O'Reilly!) also want the Swifties' heads on a silver platter. Matthews has been cheerfully decapitating the group and O'Reilly finds the whole business disrespectful.

Time is likewise sharpening the knives and PBS's Newshour has also done a tap dance routine on the Swifties' asses.


Also, Kerry hits back and calls the Swifties on their bullshit



Followed by Schwarzkopf Telling Bush to Stick It


Of course, none of this is cheering me up.

My regular check-in with Electoral Vote shows that Kerry is losing ground. While the site owner is pulling a "chin-up" with the news, I'm not so sure.

It also doesn't help that almost everyone is expecting an "October Surprise" from the Dubbya that includes trotting out ObL to be shown to the masses. Never mind that Al Qaeda technically doesn't have a single leader and is actually a decentralized network. Never mind stomping into Iraq under a cloud of lies was tantamount to a recruitment drive for Islamic extremist movements everywhere.

Still, wonder if people will see through it? Seems to me that a lot of people are starting to look at Tom Ridge like he's the boy who cried wolf.


ETA: It appears that there are rumors in the Arabic press that Pakistan has ObL's location narrowed down to some real estate on the Paki-Afghan border. Anyone with half-a-brain and a passing knowledge of geography could've guessed the general location, but it looks like the area of interest is a little more narrow than "somewhere along the border."

This story is not being reported in this country. So, it appears the foreign nations are expecting an October surprise to be sure. And we wonder why people think we're dumb. From Abu Aardvark via The Blogging of the President.