Some of you are asking if Karl Rove's abrupt prediction of a big Obama victory might be evidence that Connell's deposition has hit home, deciding them against another late-night cyber-stroke for the Republicans.
It could well be. As recently as Oct. 30, Rove was singing quite a different tune. In a Wall Street Journal piece entitled "Don't Let the Polls Affect Your Vote," he wrote: But the question that matters is the margin. If Mr. McCain is down by 3%, his task is doable, if difficult. If he's down by 9%, his task is essentially impossible. In truth, however, no one knows for sure what kind of polling deficit is insurmountable or even which poll is correct. All of us should act with the proper understanding that nothing is yet decided. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122533149619882883.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_mostpop#printMode Well, now that Connell, Rove's longtime IT fixer, has the eyes of Justice (the ideal, not the federal Department) glaring at him, it would seem unwise to risk yet one more "upset victory" managed through the new black magic of covert computer architecture. This is not to say that there will certainly not be a post-election legal push to litigate McCain into the Oval Office--or to nullify the whole election, and thereby keep George Bush in power--but there are grounds for speculation (and it's only speculation) that the Connell deposition may have saved us from another electronic "victory" for the Bush Republicans. MCM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
