[meadsjn]

Isn't it more likely that since the FBI reports to G.W. that every day where the case goes unsolved would cause a 2-point slide in G.W's approvals?

That makes sense. The shootings are still being treated like state crimes, with federal assistance. Once solid confirmation is made that this is terrorist-related, Bush will have all the room he needs to make this fully a federal (even DOD) case.

It'll be interesting to see how the talk will go concerning using the DOD to deal with an enemy force which has already fully infiltrated. If we have to depend on the alphabet soup guys, we're doomed.

[spodefly]

By the way, my apologies to all for my off color language in this thread ... this is not like me. I am pretty well disgusted with the mess we have ourselves in here, and I am letting my passion get the better of me in my word choices and apparently in my spelling too ...

Maybe the sniper is nothing but an ordinary wack job, and maybe there are no sleeper cells in the country trying to off us and our families. But I have a sense that we are in a hole here, and we will have to fight our way out of it sooner or later. This is upsetting, and my word choices are reflective of that (and my sleepiness ... )

Again, my apologies.