Okay, the Seymour Hersh thing (updated)

You may have heard about a Seymour Hersh article that says Bush is planning to attack Iran, with the possibility of nuclear bombs very much on the table. And what's spookiest of all is, as Paul Krugman says:

Most strategic analysts think that a bombing campaign would be a disastrous mistake. But that doesn't mean it won't happen: Mr. Bush ignored similar warnings, including those of his own father, about the risks involved in invading Iraq.

Current polls suggest that the Democrats could take one or both houses of Congress this November, acquiring the ability to launch investigations backed by subpoena power. This could blow the lid off multiple Bush administration scandals. Political analysts openly suggest that an attack on Iran offers Mr. Bush a way to head off this danger, that an appropriately timed military strike could change the domestic political dynamics.

Or as JMM wrote in Talking Points Memo, is there anyone who thinks this presidency is not capable of this?

Meanwhile, on the talking heads shows, Hersh is saying why he feels Bush is doing do this.

HERSH: The word I hear is messianic. He thinks, as I wrote, that he's the only one now who will have the courage to do it. He's politically free. I don't think he's overwhelmingly concerned about the '06 elections, congressional elections. I think he really thinks he has a chance, and this is going to be his mission.

This goes just so far beyond this man must be stopped. This man must be stopped.

With a "hat tip" to TalkLeft.