If Obama captures Bin Laden or kill him before Nov. all bets are off the rethugs ain't winning shit

[bigdarryl]

All this he's not doing anything on terrorism will go out the window that's my take

[LovinLife]

1. He's either already dead or was a CIA employee that they continue to hide. NT

[we can do it]

11. +100

[Wapsie B]

14. My money is on the latter.

[Cleita]

2. Since there is a 98% chance that Osama bin Laden is dead, Obama needs to come up

with proof that bin Laden is dead. I think Bush/Cheney know the truth. Investigate them and get them under oath to testify what they know. Kill two birds with one stone and therein lies the problem getting a prosecutor with the stones to do it.

[DCKit]

10. Just claim the kill. What's Uncle Dick going to say about it?

"We knew he was dead, but kept churning out those really bad videos to keep the $$$ flowing."

[ShadowLiberal]

17. The terrorists would just release videos claiming he wasn't dead regardless if he was or not

Heck, Bin Laden might even release a video himself if we claimed he was dead, or the terrorists might fake a video of him.

[Arctic Dave]

3. He has been a known asset since the 80's and its been over eight years since 911 and no peep.

Don't think he will be found anytime soon.

[HughMoran]

4. & he might capture the tooth fairy too

Sorry for being so harsh, but this is grasping at straws - it ain't gonna happen.

[LovinLife]

5. Osama Bin Laden is at his desk at the CIA, and he then will go home to his house somewhere in Va. NT

[chollybocker]

6. "Show us the Death Certificate!"

The next RW attack meme?

[Bragi]

7. This would likely matter to many voters [sigh]

Whether he is dead or alive is of no consequence, however, because the movement he founded is healthy and growing in strength. He is not essential to it. The continued success of al Qaeda is the result of US foreign policy blunders.

[cowcommander]

8. Now why would Obama do that?

We'd be hard-pressed to find another Emmanuel Goldstein to replace Bin Laden. Hell, even the democrats have proven themselves to be no different than the republicans in exploiting his name for political points.

[IndianaGreen]

9. There is a reason why General Franks did not send reinforcements to Tora Bora

It was necessary for bin Laden to escape so as to justify continuing with the war, all the way to Baghdad.

[FrenchieCat]

12. Even if he doesn't.......the rethugs ain't winning shit....

if I have anything to do with it...that's certain.

[quaker bill]

13. Hard to predict what will happen

But I agree, clear and obvious evidence that he is dead or captured is worth about 20 points in the polls, perhaps a bit more.

[grahamhgreen]

15. hopefully we can catch him and ask him about his ties to Bush

[uponit7771]

16. Would love to see it happen no doubt

[Jack Rabbit]

18. It would help a lot, but I'm not buying the good times for the GOP in 2010 meme

The Republicans have spent the last year being legislative nihilists with no inspiring or even reasonable leadership. Even their political rallies are 100% pure, manufactured (in China, of course) astroturf, featuring the Republican base. And a very base base it is.

Even though it's gotten them nowhere, they promise more of the same between now and election day. Now they're going to field candidates who have quite a list of speakers to fly into their districts: Sarah Palin (who nobody except right wing ideologues thinks is even qualified to think about running for president), Eush Limbaugh, Orly Taitz, perhaps? How about Glenn Beck?

[dkf]

19. You think the teabaggers will believe anything?

Too funny.

[tekisui]

20. OBL gave up the ghost, al-Zawahiri is the best appearance of

success that can be produced. Too bad our best shot at getting to him just blew himself and 6 CIA agents up. That set the time-line back, for sure.