Trick or Treat (read: Bush or Kerry)

On this beautiful Scottish Halloween day, I have read the blogs and papers and scan over commentary on the hostages, Bin Laden tape and all ther rest, it is apparent that President Bush needs these crises and/or emergencies to survive and appear to be a coherent leader. The media and subsequently the American public feed into this by covering the latest reaction to an event. What about schools? What about healthcare? What about jobs? There are MILLIONS of events in this country he could be reacting too. But he chooses the big bad wolf model because it scares enough people into voting Republican. If he didn't have some "evil doer" to react to, he wouldn't have these GRAND opportunities appear decisive. A peace time president he is not, as he would have surely failed in most if not all accounts. Peace ISN'T what he wants, and therefore he shouldn't be what the American people want on November 2.