Relax, Jack. I simply said that Anzar shouldn't have been so quick to point the finger at what was in all liklihood an innocent party in this particular instance (Eta). Had he not done so, and been straight with the Spanish electorate (about Al Qaeda's probable involvement), he very well could still be in office today. (That point of view is shared by many conservatives, and has nothing whatsoever to do with leftism).
The other view is that their electorate got spooked and raised the white flag.
.....And my take is that it's a debatable subject, but there's probably an element of truth to both "explanations" for the socialist victory.
He was probably 'so quick' because ETA had been very active right up to the time of the blasts. There were numerous attempts, numerous arrests, and a bunch of explosives gathered up - from ETA - in the days just before someone blew up 200 commuters.
Logic would take just about anyone there first rather than jumping to the Islamists who up to that time had not threatened Spain directly. (The damning tape was pointed out well after the blasts)
No, the just shy of half of Spain's populace that were going to vote socialist anyway was joined by the spineless center and voted for less responsibility and more goodies. Much as I expect UBL, UN, EU and company believe will happen when the blue and red zones square off later this year.