I really do not believe that OBL is dead or incarcerated. That would be a huge story. Maybe the reason that Bush did not respond is that 1) it's classified or 2) he had information about Kerry's involvement in some tangential way.
So, I am going to back to my theory that this is about donations: either by the Heinz Foundation to fronts for terrorists or received from organizations with agendas that are contrary to US policy.
We know the Heinz Foundation donates fungible monies to organizations that are very left-wing and connected with Muslim groups and that Kerry received a donation from the KLA--a listed terrorist organization.
The funds to terrorist organizations by the Heinz Foundation has already been proven....
A more likely scandal would be Kerry's shredding the records of live POW's left in Vietnam.
Bin Laden has become a nothing IMHO. I mean that in a good way. He has become one of many thugs, instead of THE TOP DOG. I say that because I believe this World War is bigger than bin laden.
If we get him, good. If not, let him rot in a rathole with pigs. Makes no difference to me. But for those who do not believe as I do catching/killing bin laden would be the crowning event.
I look at the President's affect during that first debate. He was pissed. Major league pissed. Enraged. It showed in his face and his speech. I am wondering if it may have been the first time he actually realized the lengths of deceit kerry was capable of.
Lying about matters of National Security knowing full well the President could not correct the record because of security issues. The result is the lies go unanswered and the masses of uniformed think "Mmmm, the President didn't fight back, Kerry must be telling the truth."