Is anyone surprised?

Apparently, terrorists endorse McCain. After all, nothing's better for recruiting than good ol' American fascism.

Yet the endorsement of Mr. McCain by a Qaeda-affiliated Web site isn’t a surprise to security specialists. Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism director, and Joseph Nye, the former chairman of the National Intelligence Council, have both suggested that Al Qaeda prefers Mr. McCain and might even try to use terror attacks in the coming days to tip the election to him.

“From their perspective, a continuation of Bush policies is best for recruiting,” said Professor Nye, adding that Mr. McCain is far more likely to continue those policies.

An American president who keeps troops in Iraq indefinitely, fulminates about Islamic terrorism, inclines toward military solutions and antagonizes other nations is an excellent recruiting tool. In contrast, an African-American president with a Muslim grandfather and a penchant for building bridges rather than blowing them up would give Al Qaeda recruiters fits.

I don't think I actually have anything else to say about this. Really, the terrorists have been saying for years that Bush is good for business. I doubt anyone who plans on voting for McCain will hear or understand the weight of this. But at least it's more fuel to fan the Democratic "I told you so" machine. That's all we seem capable of doing anyway.