From: "Gary Wiltshire" 

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:01:59 -0500, Gene McAloon
 wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:58:46 +0200, Phil Payne
>  wrote:
>
>>> In any case, forget about a big attack of such a nature that the
>>> election would
>>> be interfered with to a significant degree. The AQ incompetents aren't
>>> capable
>>> of doing that. If they were still capable of doing anything at all in
>>> this
>>> country, they would be doing it. The idea that they are waiting for
>>> the election
>>> in November is farcical.
>>
>> As was the idea that Saddam Hussein was in cahoots with OBL, or that
>> Iraq
>> had WMD.  Both farcical suggestions at the time - doesn't stop the great
>> American public being suckered.
>>
>> Anyone care to start a book on how long Shrub wants for his first term
>> extension?  My money's on six months.
>
> Of course and beyond any doubt whatsoever, there will be no request for
> an
> extension. I don't know who first floated that stupid idea, but it is
> about the
> dumbest thing I have seen here insofar as anyone takes it seriously.
>
> Such a thing couldn't possibly happen because there is no mechanism to
> bring it
> about, nothing. Further, it would be unconstitutional on the face of it.
> Why in
> heaven's name is anyone even discussing this twaddle?  Have you all gone
> insane?
>

It's possible they have.  We managed to conduct a general election during a
*civil war*, after all.  This is unnecessary.

--
Gary Wiltshire

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