I think Dubya is doing a massive rope-a-dope. I hope not, but it would be quite politically effective if he were. Cynical, but effective.
I was a big Avengers fan, too.
Bush has Osama Bin Ladin AND all of Saddam's WMD in an undisclosed location to pull out for an awesome October surprise. At least that's what Madeline Halfbright told me in the Fox Studios green room the other day.