There is never any doubt in my mind that the Bush 2004 campaign quietly hoped for another terrirst attack ala 9/11. Hoever, the difference between Karl Rove and many other consulatants is that he was never dumb enough to admit it. Well, it looks like McCain hack Charlie Black may not be the sharpest tool in the shed as he tipped his hand with regard to the politics of terror.
Not America's dependence on foreign oil? Not climate change? Not the crushing cost of health care? Eventually McCain gets around to mentioning all three of those. But he starts by deftly turning the economy into a national security issue - and why not? On national security McCain wins. We saw how that might play out early in the campaign, when one good scare, one timely reminder of the chaos lurking in the world, probably saved McCain in New Hampshire, a state he had to win to save his candidacy - this according to McCain's chief strategist, Charlie Black. The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in December was an "unfortunate event," says Black. "But his knowledge and ability to talk about it reemphasized that this is the guy who's ready to be Commander-in-Chief. And it helped us." As would, Black concedes with startling candor after we raise the issue, another terrorist attack on U.S. soil. "Certainly it would be a big advantage to him," says Black.
So not only would an attack be good for McCain, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto was a boon for the campaign as well. John McCain: Just like Bush, only not as smart.
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