I was wondering how long it would take after Bush started airing 9-11 images in his campaign ads before there would be a backlash. The answer turned out to be...not long. As soon as the ads hit the airwaves, 9-11 families charged him with politicizing the tragedy and a big protest is planned for this afternoon at Ground Zero. All of a sudden, what was supposed to be a positive ad to kick off his campaign has caused the Bush team to go on the defensive. The thing is, without 9-11, he doesn’t have too many other cards to play. Bush will need to invoke it all he can in order to avoid talking about the economy or Iraq.

Speaking of the campaign, I’m very depressed this morning with the national poll results. Bush and Kerry are in a dead heat with Nader pulling 6%. That’s 6% that could have given Kerry a decent sized lead. What’s wrong with these people who would still consider voting for Nader, especially knowing what happened last time? It’s too depressing to think about.

Turns out I was right (again) with my “Survivor” prediction. Susan Hawk is gone, having had a nervous breakdown and quitting the game. She’s got some emotional issues to work out.