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Monday, August 14, 2006

The Nexus of Politics and Terror
Posted by Jill | 10:17 PM
Last year Keith Olbermann ran this report showing that over the course of the Bush presidency, terror alerts and scared have had a tendency to coincide with times when George W. Bush is in political trouble:



Nothing much has changed since then. The Administration is still jerking Americans' chains. Is it working?

Perhaps not. Despite the arrests in Britain last week, Bush is still mired at 36% approval in a CBS News poll released today. More importantly, his approval rating on his handling of the terrorist threat hasn't received a bounce; it's still sitting at 51%.

Americans still want to believe, still NEED to believe, that their government is doing the right things to keep them safe from terrorists. However, a healthy skepticism has finally begun to take hold. It may be scary to realize the truth -- that Bush Administration policies have made not just the U.S., but the entire world, a MORE, not less dangerous place. But acknowledging the truth is the first step towards demanding change.
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