My guess is...Bush. But I think Osama would be reasonably pleased with either one of the Presidential candidates. Still, Bush has a better track record for encouraging and prosecuting holy war than Kerry does. Bush has more experience at it. Kerry's position on wars is a bit wishy-washy at this point, given his protesting the Vietnam War. He's not really bloodthirsty enough. So I'm guessing Osama would much prefer Bush, and would be downright foolish to cast his vote for Kerry. Kerry might weasel out of Armageddon somehow. Bush will not. If you're seeking martyrdom and fullscale international conflict, you want a real war hawk on the other side, not a semi-hawk pretending to be a dove or a semi-dove pretending to be a hawk...or whatever the heck it is that Kerry's doing. I sure can't figure it out.

Remember, Osama is convinced that God will give his side the victory. Accordingly, he wants war, bloody war, irreversible war, a fight to the finish...in as many places as possible. Bush has delivered on that so far and can be expected to continue to deliver. Kerry is an unknown quantity in that regard.

Al Queda wants Bush for another 4 years! They need him like America needed Saddam. Beyond that...well, there's always Jeb Bush or the enactment of a permanent state of emergency and suspension of American elections to look forward to.

Allah could not possibly stand aside and let Kerry win this election. :-)