An attack in the near future would vault Rudy into the limelight IMHO and provide a deathblow to the Dems.
I disagree. I believe we will see a repeat of the Spain train attack in late summer 2008 as the presidential election heats up.
This 1st phase attack will be about 100 mini cells of maybe 5-6 imbedded terrorists attacking soft targets such as malls, elementary schools, businesses, hospitals, etc. The message from the terrorists will be to blame the Bush Administration policies for this "retaliation".
Basically, the terrorists will be saying "Vote Democratic or these attacks WILL continue." The MSM will reinforce this "choice", aided by the left and PC mentality of this country.
The Democrat candidate will promise a more diplomatic, peaceful approach to ending terrorism. The sheeple will fall in lockstep after hearing CBS-NBC-ABC-MSNBC-PBS jam it down our throats night after night after night. The Democrat candidate WILL cakewalk into the White House in January 2009.
The Islamic demands will be off the proverbial chart, but the Democrats will try to meet a good number of them. But not all. That is all the extremist Muslims need to see, and they will use that as a reason to resume the attacks.
This country will then bear witness to a MAJOR terrorist attack that is nuclear or biological. THAT is the one that will kill 200,000 + and lead to absolute chaos in this country. The Dems will be speechless over the Islamic betrayal and have zero control.
It is then the "USA's Churchill" will need to step to the fore and try to restore what will be a shredded country.