North Korea's October Surprise

NewsHog: North Korea's October Surprise: "...Given the fast and glib spin which is appearing as if it had been carefully written ages ago, I have to ask. Is this the 'October Surprise' that Rove promised the GOP when he told them all they should run on national security despite the debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan? If so, how long ago did the administration know this was coming and exactly what did they do to head it off, knowing that it was a disaster for world stability but a gift-horse for re-election races?"