[George W. Bush]

I'm predicting 12- 15th of November, about when the cooler weather arrives and the mid-term elections are over.

I oppose this on principle.

Spook Daddy Bush did much the same thing in the Gulf War, waiting to announce the full buildup until after the election. It was quite obvious that he and the government waited until after the election so as to prevent voters from making choices on immediate concerns about foreign policy. That Spook Daddy was correct to take action against Saddam in '91 is irrelevant. This is exactly the sort of manipulative behavior which gradually reduced Britain to a suspicious and non-cooperative electorate. It will do the same thing here.

Hardly in the tradition of the Republican party when one recalls that Lincoln held elections in the midst of a civil war.

I sincerely hope you're wrong. I hope GWB is wiser than to do something so openly cynical.

[demlosers]

I sincerely hope you're wrong. I hope GWB is wiser than to do something so openly cynical.

I don't put a lot of stock in my dated prediction. I hope I'm wrong too.