Okay, so Doug and I agree that Saddam's capture is cause for rejoicing. :-)
Man, I would hate to have to go without a baath for that long...
Meanwhile, politics continues to revolve around inane, media-driven "personality" contests between official good guys (like the President or candidate of your choice) and official bad guys (like the evil, mustachioed or bearded foreign leader or the candidate not of your choice).
Just like a TV show. Good guys and bad guys. Hmmm.
And the real fact of the matter is that the figureheads come and go like ducks in a shooting gallery while the real powers that be (money and the gun) continue to call the shots and write the script....and handpick the next official bad guy for the public to focus their fickle attention upon. (The number one official bad guy in the Muslim World is Ariel Sharon, don't forget...Bush comes up a vigorous second, not to be understimated, however.)
Meanwhile, will Osama Bin Laden ever reappear, or will a new "threat to the entire World" have to take his place? Stay tuned. The only thing that is certain is, there WILL be a new one when a new one is needed by the System. I predict that Saddam will soon be almost forgotten, just like Manuel Noriega, but at least he will have regular access to shaving equipment and flush toilets again.