So I Think I Have It Figured

I've been wondering aloud why cheney (and to a lesser extent, bush) have been so willing to tie Iraq and al-Qaida when it has been universally disproven and even the 9/11 commission has refuted the claim.

well look at these numbers from the Harris poll on Americans' perceptions on WMD and the al-Qaida/Iraq connection:

*55%--Believe that what we were told by the U.S. government before the war about weapons of mass destruction and links to the al-Qaida terrorist organization was generally accurate.

*56% (vs. 37%) Reject the idea that the U.S. government deliberately exaggerated the reports of WMD in order to increase support for the war.

So why tell the truth. everyone knows this race will likely be won by a close popular vote. the Bush base plus a decent number of the rest of us fall in with the connection as a reason to go to war. most americans already believe it was a just war and it seems that they want SOMETHING to cling to. bush gives that with the big lie. it's all worth it if we believe the big lie. most americans DO believe it, so why fight it? you'd have to work harder to change their minds to believing the truth (ask every democratic candidate for Pres.). So why try? these americans already agree with the idea. who cares that it's made up. Who is the president to fight the voter and tell them they are wrong.

of course they are wrong. the question is: "is the truth enough to win"

so far? no.

I believe bush has nearly hit the bottom of what he can do to himself. i don't see what more could come out and shake his support anymore. we're now to the point where Kerry has to bring it home. I didn't support Kerry before because i didn't think he could pull that off. lets hope i was wrong. I'll help him however i can.