[Paul Atreides]

He is betting (not unreasonably) that the situation on the ground there will get uglier in the next six weeks.

Ah, yes. Where would Dims be, without longing for some sort of misery upon which to capitalize?

[Salvation]

**Where would Dims be, without longing for some sort of misery upon which to capitalize?**

They are already propagating the rumor that Bush caused the hurricanes - global warming. Talk about desperate!