] The election was a victory for George Bush and Rovianism, ] a victory for Grover Norquist. It was also a victory for ] Osama Bin Laden. I don't believe for a moment Bin Laden ] was trying to sway voters to Kerry with his taped ] address. This was the outcome he wanted, a gift from us ] to him: an unapologetic Christian Crusader in the White ] House whose reelection giving lie to the notion that Abu ] Ghraib was an aberration and that the deaths of thousands ] of Iraqi civilians weigh upon America's conscience. This ] morning America could not look more like a grinning ] aggressor to the Arab world, an aggressor with fresh ] marching orders. |