I�m not a pundit but I play one in the Blogosphere

The release of the Osama bin Laden tape yesterday brought out all the pundits and pundit wannabe�s who were trying to find the hidden meanings and motivations in the words of Osama. I quick trip to over to MEJ will show you that I was a guilty as anyone. The pundits on the right saw the tape as an endorsement of Kerry while the pundits on the left saw it as an endorsement of Bush. Trying to get into the mind of Osama bin Laden is a bit like trying to get into the minds of Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy. What motivates a psychopath? Do we really have anyway of knowing? The timing of the release would lead us to believe Osama was trying to influence the election. Like Ted Bundy, Osama bin Laden is a very intelligent and manipulative psychopath. Can we really apply the rules of common sense and logic to determine the motivations of the Osama bin Ladens and Ted Bundys of the world? I suspect not; so in the end it all boils down to spin, but that's what pundits really do anyway isn't it?

Update
Atrios chimes in on this subject.