[Superman]

Certainly it is an ideological thing. It's a question of whether a particular voter is sufficiently frightened by an army of terrorists who are also insurgents, led by BinLaden and Saddam from their strongholds, Iraqafghanistan (others soon to be added) to completely outstrip the combined imporance of things like health, jobs, retirement, animals species, international relations and deficit spending. You know, minor stuff like that. And apparently, these terrorists are pretty darned effective. The proudest nation on Earth is still in a tailspin from a boxcutter attack.