Bush on the new Intel Report

Here's a story on a new intel report that says that things are going, contrary to what Bush would have us believe, very badly. Link.

A new National Intelligence Estimate, drawn up in July and representing the
distilled wisdom of the entire US intelligence community, sketches out three
scenarios for Iraq.
The grimmest is a descent into civil war; but even the
most favourable of the three foresees no better than a precarious stability,
under threat at any moment.
The conclusions of the latest NIE, first
reported by the New York Times, contrast sharply with the upbeat tone of Mr
Bush, who in campaign speeches continues to insist that progress is being made
in Iraq, deriding Mr Kerry for his alleged vacillation on the issue.
The NIE's assessment reflects the view of most nonpartisan Iraq specialists
here, that the insurgency is becoming more sophisticated and more dangerous, and
that for the US the war in Iraq is politically, if not militarily unwinnable.

I know that the polls are very close right now, and it is certainly possible that Kerry could win. However, I'm sure you've heard this before, but this race is much closer than it should be. The reason for this, I think, is that there is a significant portion of the population that actually support Bush and his leadership. This may seem obvious, but I really think that a lot of people are under the impression that the public has been duped by the GOP's big lie. Sure, that's part of it, but I think there really is some respect where these people are really willing to buy into that Big Lie.
The ultra-right is winning the battle for this country, and slowly but surely we are going to digress into a completely backward society, with a bunch of nukes and an inability to think critically. That's just dangerous.