I woke up this morning and started to feel it--the election was shifting into new ground--ground where Bush was going to be on the defensive about Iraq.  Ground where John Kerry was going to hit hard and where Bush would really not have an answer. 

Then it hit me.  Bush under fire?  It must be about time for another terror alert.  Lo and behold, when I arrived at work today, there it was: 

U.S. intelligence agencies concluded recently that al Qaeda . . . is moving ahead with plans for a major, "spectacular" attack

Apparently, the terrorists, much like our President, feel the need to engage in macho posturing--

They [al Qaeda] think their credibility is on the line because there hasn't been a major attack since 9/11," said one official familiar with intelligence reports on the group.

Of course,

details of the possible attack remain murky, but analysts say it is planned to be bigger and deadlier than the September 11 attacks, which killed 3,000 people.

I'll tell you something about this administration.  They really are consistent.  They run the same damn play over and over again.  No wonder our enemies can see it coming from a mile away.