I think we were mistaken in assuming that EnquiringMind was a troll. Judging by his posting history, he appears to be quite conservative, not a troll. Apparently he had some inside info, that sounded dubious at the time, but now appears to be coming to pass.
Here's his(her?) posting history:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/finduser?user=enquiringmind