Boo! it’s Osama Bin Laden
Every sudden "boo!" these days makes jumpy Democrats shriek as they worry that Osama bin Laden or some other al Qaeda spook will show up on America's national stage with an attack or a video that will drive voters to McCain.
I kid you not.
Richard Clarke raised the idea in print not long ago. His answer: Yes. Al Qaeda is lurking in the shadows even now at this late date to commit some kind of terroristic act this weekend to get John McCain elected.
"What would be the purpose," Clarke asked. "Even more likely is the possibility that al Qaeda would hope the attack would benefit John McCain."
I don't need to tell normal people this, but this is just silly. First, if al Qaeda cares at all who is the next president (and I don't think al Qaeda does) it would be Barack Obama they favor because he plans to retreat from Iraq if elected. Al Qaeda likes that. John McCain, meanwhile, wants to double down against al Qaeda and kill them all. Al Qaeda doesn't like that.
But like I say, I don't think they care who's elected president. They hate Americans. Democrats and Republicans. If they could kill us all, they would.
For Richard Clarke and Democrats to fret for even one second this Halloween weekend about a surprise al Qaeda attack designed to throw the election to John McCain is such a sign of self-absorption it is almost beyond description. Democrats should spend all of that nervous time thinking about how they can defeat America's enemies should they be fortunate enough to control the Senate, the House and the White House. On Jan. 20, they could take it to al Qaeda with such swiftness that by Feb. 20 they would be defeated.
Do you think Pelosi, Reid and Obama have the stomach for that?
(Just in case you think I'm making this up, feel free to see Richard Clarke's article at:
http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2008/10/02/
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