On CNN right now (12:30 CST) a Deputy Attorney General is outlining the case against Jose Padilla, the "dirty bomber". He is explaining why Bush had him confined as an "enemy combatant", and the case sounds pretty good. The man trained in Afghanistan with Al Queda, was financed by them, and was given an assignment to destroy apartment buildings and/or to build and use a nuclear "dirty bomb".
My worry is that undecideds watching may consider this story grounds to vote for Bush as "tough against terror". In fact, I'm not so sure that the long, detailed appearance on CNN is not a political message, paid for by CNN advertisers.
Any opinions from those who have seen it?