The routine got old pretty quick. By the time Bush's
poll numbers started to sink in late May, it wasn't a surprise
when John Ashcroft held a press conference to remind people about
terrorism, pointing to a shiny new "most wanted" list of old
suspects. Ditto when the Democratic convention was getting
underway, about to suck the national media into its vortex, and Dept.
of Homeland Security Sec. Tom Ridge popped up against the Boston
skyline, reminding people that these were dangerous times. And
when, three hours before Kerry's acceptance speech, Pakistan announced
the capture of an al Qaeda operative, the timing was not only
unremarkable, it was expected .If anyone grumbled about the fishy
timing, Bush administration officials feigned disbelief that
anyone could even think they'd ever play politics with terror. And
until last week, most people seemed eager to give them the
benefit of the doubt. [more ]
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