[Cicero]

Another question that dogs the manhunt is how much Mr. bin Laden, as an individual, matters.

Well, as a mass murderer and enemy of the United States, it's important to kill him for what he did as well as what he might do in the future.

I think he's dead. But the New York Times is perfectly capable of exploiting his death OR his escape in their vicious campaign to undermine the war. So it's best to leave the matter in doubt. Burns tries his best in this article to criticize Bush's war effort, but he doesn't have enough to work with to do a successful smear job.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" But the New York Times is perfectly capable of exploiting his death OR his escape in their vicious campaign to undermine the war."

The Democrats have decided that since Bush is "politicizing" the war, then they will, too. This week's Newsweek has a hit piece about a conflict between the 82nd Airborne and the Special Forces in Afghanistan. Naturally, Newsweek is right and the military is wrong. McDermott's claims that Bush is lying to the American people on Iraq is another facet. The strategy of undermining Bush as a war president and belittling the military's capabilities-is the Democrat's election season Hail Mary pass. Nothing is too sleazy or too contemptible the Democrats-absolutely nothing.