[lawgirl]

"The administration is willing to take the heat for now," McInerney yesterday told The Jerusalem Post, "then release the information next August." Doing so would put the Democrats who have been critical of the US president's policy on Iraq at a distinct disadvange in the run-up to the presidential election in November 2004.

I think this is spot on. I also think they won't wait until August---just until every viable Dem nominee has raised their voices to a fever pitch and tried to make the race about WMD. Then, W comes out with the evidence and totally sinks their boats. Suddenly all Dems are left with their pants down going "Uh... what did I do with that medicare idea I had...." It's going to be brilliant.

[Schakaljager]

Like I said in my previous post, if the administration is to do that, they need to be very very careful with their timing to release the info. They may very well caught all the Dems with their pants down, but that doesn't mean majority in this country will go along with Bush's tactics (for the record, I have no problem w/ it as long as it sinks Rat boat).

I think it would be wise for the administration to release the info bit by bit to build momentum for the final bombshell and not leave much trace of political gamemanship. Bush will dominate the podium on this issue, so he and Rove will have to master the timing.