William Rivers Pitt | Don’t Do It, George

On the home front, Bush is facing a similar dissolution of support from the American people. A recent Washington Post/ABC News poll states that seven out of ten Americans want to give the inspectors more months to work. Simultaneously, less than half of those polled approve of Bush’s handling of the economy, with an equal majority disapproving of his newest tax cut plans. Bush’s approval ratings still stand at 59%, but this is a steep and sudden drop from the astronomical ratings he enjoyed a year ago.

So, if Bush can’t go to war with Iraq to bump his approval rating and take people’s mind off the shitstorm of domestic issues he’s ignored . . . what’s the only other thing that will?

It’s a terrible time when the best thing for Bush is another catastrophic terrorist attack.

If you’ve even got a drop of conspiracy paranoia in you, this should make you very, very uneasy.