We're entering the "October Surprise" window. The Washington Times is supposed to have something on Kerry tomorrow morning, and the Washington Post is decanting another "fresh" supply of Abu Ghraib material. There are other things too, but nothing firm yet. The best-timed ones hit a few days before the election, like the L. A. Times' mudbath against Arnold.

Wait for it.

That, and there's a window for a Spain-style "opinion changer" on the part of the terrorists. On this, I wouldn't bet either way. Brushing it off is ridiculous, but on the other hand, I would have bet money we would have been attacked long before now.