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I knew in my heart that Spain was going to cave when I saw that a large percentage of the Spaniards gathering in the streets to mourn had "PAZ" signs. How many people in the US (or even liberel NYC) made a plea for peace as their first reaction to 9/11? One percent? Two? I saw a documentary featuring footage filmmakers who lived in lower Manhattan shot in the week of 9/11-9/18. In three hours of footage, there were two expressions of "give peace a chance" and many, many expressions that we were not going to give up, no matter what, and almost as many fervent expressions of the hope that our armed forces would land on these guys like a ton of bricks. Spain's reaction to less shock, fewer deaths and less sophistication on the part of the terrorists was to run to the streets and sue for peace.

I'm not ashamed to say I nearly broke down and wept when I heard the news of the Socialist victory. Spain will pay for their weakness and short-sightedness; the alligator will not eat them last. They have sent the message to Al-Qaida: "If you want us to do something, kill a few of us. We will comply immediately, and blame your murderous acts on those of us who tried to end your evil." Not even a mind as blinded to truth as bin Laden's could fail to see the easy advantage to be gained here.