---------------Michael Ramirez, LA Times

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Tick Tock
A few days ago, I added a new feature. It's a countdown clock showing the number of days till A) The election and B) The announcement of the death or capture of Osama bin Laden (it's on the left, betwixt the weather and the terror alert color). Call me a cynic, but I strongly believe--along with many other wacko conspiracy theorists out there--that this announcement will come in October, thereby assuring President Bush's reelection. Of course, IF this does come to pass, I'm sure it will be nothing more than a wild coincidence....

That's why I REALLY went out on a limb and picked October 29, the very last Friday before election day. That way the American public will have all weekend to rejoice in this great accomplishment.

Just another of Lugosi's wild, crazy ideas, eh? Perhaps not!!

Yesterday, a US State Department official said that bin Laden should be checking his watch, because the clock is ticking.

Of course, I am the first to admit that not only is predicting bin Laden's capture/demise before Nov. 2 a longshot, but that specifying the actual date borders perilously close to full scale, unadulterated madness.

That's why IF this actually happens on October 29, I will personally shit a brick.

And you're all cordially invited to bring your cameras and record the act for posterity's sake.

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---------------Michael Ramirez, LA Times