As I've said before, the Dems play too fairly, too defensive. They're not a bunch of blood-craving, power-crazed, unethical manipulators like the Repubs. If Bush wins this it's because nobody flushed. Fer Pete's sake, his ditzy daughters should've been enough to scare parents into forcing their kids into doing homework and having good behavior. Like father like daughters - lights on nobody home, driveway not reaching the street, a few lightbulbs short of a marquee, a couple of beers shy of a sixpack (though with the Bushes you'll always be shy a sixpack).

Worse, as it's been repeatedly pointed out, the Repubs are pulling one the most massive bait-and-switches at the Convention. Sure, they appear moderate, friendly, even rational but elect Bush and - Boom! - out goes the Coat of Moderation and in comes the Ultra-Righters, the Neo-Cons - here comes the religion.

And still no bin Laden. Meanwhile in Iran they continue to punch forward towards nuclear capabilities, yet Bush does nothing.