This is Thursday’s post, technical difficulities prevented its posting yesterday.
This is interesting! Here are a couple of points from this week in the continuing saga of “As the Presidential Election Turns”. The first thing of note is the Vietnam Vet who came out recently in support of the Swift Boat Vets. He recalled hearing the voice of an American listing horrible charges against his fellow soldiers to a Congressional Hearing. He heard this statement while being tortured during his stay at the “Hanoi Hilton”, the prison camp of John McCain fame. Imagine his surprise to hear the Swift Boat Vet ad with this speech, and the identified speaker, John F’ing Kerry. Hey LibDems, go ahead; cast your vote for a former torture device!
Another thing of interest from the week is strange rumbling in the political polls. In particular, the Rasmussen poll, http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Presidential_Tracking_Poll.htm, is showing signs of a shift in who American favors on November 2nd. For weeks, Rasmussen has reflected a one to four point lead for Kerry. This week a change is happening. The first three days of the week had the two candidates tied. Today, the President has taken a one-point lead! Many other polls, including Gallup and CNN/USA Today, show the President with a two to four point lead. Let’s hope that my prediction is true and the President receives and keeps a five-point bounce coming out of the convention. Let’s further hope that my 55/45 prediction holds true and the President kicks this wannabe of his podium, back to Massachusetts!