Officials Worry of Pre-Election Attack

AP ^ | 3-15-04 | TERENCE HUNT

[texasflower]

You know, you just brought up an excellent point.

Many dems would prefer Hillary in 2008. If she won't run now, I could easily see her camp influencing people to not vote for him.

I hadn't thought of that. Good thinking.

[texasflower]

Great debate question.

[BlackRazor]

What happens if an attack is @ noon,Election day?

If that were to happen, and it caused turnout to be severely depressed, and Bush emerged as the winner, I'm sure the Democrats would (eventually, maybe not the very next day) claim it was an illegitimate outcome.

[Dog Gone]

Those were very interesting quotes. Thanks for posting them.

[freeperfromnj]

When you think about it, it's to be expected. 9/11 was a primary election day. The USS Cole was an October surprise, the embassy bombings happened in August. There have been a few pre-election hits on us already.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Your tagline is hysterical!

I try. I try just to keep up with 'Chad Fairbanks' the King of the Tagliners.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the item.

Easy everyone!!

Dog gone and I were talking about the Spanish election (on another thread) and the intrusion of the terrorists into the outcome there. It seemed a natural extension to think that Al Queda might try that here and what precedence and thought were in place to handle vital functions like elections.

[MattinNJ]

Joe Biden laid it out perfectly this morning on Imus. He went on and on about how the democrats wanted to protect the rail industry and the administration wouldn't let the funding bill get to the floor. He laid out exactly how to blow up a train, where we are vulnerable, what precautions we have failed to take, etc...He was practically begging AQ to blow up a train so that the Dems could say-see we told you so-Bush should have done something. That is their plan-that is what they will do-and they will succeed.

[Just another Joe]

Bump for a later read.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

How did you do that tagline?

That is pretty wild!!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

How did you do that tagline?

I used a combination of HTML codes to put a string together within an HTML editor (Outlook Express will do it) then did a copy and paste of the resulting output.

I've placed a copy of one such HTML codes chart on my server if you want to view it.

Click here to view it.

[Lady Heron]

Bush is vulnerable on both the southern and northern borders but if the attackers get wet crossing, he'll lose.

Oh really, Democrats would never touch those borders and voters know that, to many votes comming across. Bush could not because the dems would cry racist.

What would happen if terrorist came across the border is that the Republicans would start building the biggest fence since the Great Wall of China. Democrats would still scream racist and enviromental disaster and finally the public would not fall for them.

[DannyTN]

"Thanks, Spain! Due to your cowardice, every democracy must anticipate slaughter of their civilians before each election. Way to let 200 of your countrymen die in vain."

[ought-six]

Europe has never been a friend of Israel.

[QED]

Sorry we would have done the same. In the end every country looks after their own interest. If 3000 of our troops we suddenly killed in Iraq, the white house will quickly pull out. Remember Reagan in Lebanon?

[jwalsh07]

Oh really

Yup. He'll lose enough support from his own voters to give Kerry the battleground states. Thats the way I see it. I hope it never happens and if it does happen I hope I'm wrong but I call'em as I see'em.

[eno_]

Look for a massive crackdown on any suspects...

And it isn't yet time for a "massive crackdown?" Nooooo we are too busy busting strip clubs under the Patriot Act. We're screwed, dude. The Patriot Act was a coverup for domestic LEA incompetence. Now they are coming and the Patriot Act nor the Famous But Incompetent are going to stop them.

[eno_]

Now that is scary.

What if the problem is Islam? What if the only answer is the destruction of Islam?

[Recovering_Democrat]

...we are too busy busting strip clubs under the Patriot Act.

Not really. I live in a place where there are many many many strip clubs. None have been reported to have been busted "under the Patriot Act". I know a few have been in selected places. Have they broken the law? They'll have a chance to defend themselves and they enjoy the presumption of innocence.

I hope we can renew the Patriot Act.

[freedom moose]

If you believe that the Spanish who voted for the socialists were wrong in blaming the government instead of the terrorists, then i think you would be wrong to blame Spain for future terrorist attacks.