[Burkeman1]

Rangel reminds me of old Irish pols from Boston, partisan always but always common man and common sense. And he is right. Sadaam controlled nothing but about two guys who guarded him and he and them may have been held captive once in the hole and sold out to us.

It doesn't matter anyway if Rangel is right. The POTUS said that Sadaam's capture would mean nothing to ending attacks against our troops in Iraq.

[gogipper]

Rangel reminds me of old Irish pols from Boston, partisan always but always common man and common sense. And he is right. Sadaam controlled nothing but about two guys who guarded him and he and them may have been held captive once in the hole and sold out to us.

It doesn't matter anyway if Rangel is right. The POTUS said that Sadaam's capture would mean nothing to ending attacks against our troops in Iraq.

Burkeman, you need to read more and post less... This paragraph from FOXNEWS.

WASHINGTON — Secret papers found in Saddam Hussein's (search) hiding place reveal that he had regular contact with the leader of the terrorists who oppose the U.S. presence in Iraq, military officials told The Post.

The papers prove Saddam communicated with Izzat Ibrahim al Douri (search), his former deputy in the Ba'ath Party - the political organization behind his reign of terror.

Details were sketchy, but the documents show Saddam was more deeply involved in the resistance than previously believed, the officials said.

How do you suppose that the briefcase find immediately led to the capture of dozens of thugs? You can repeat this all day, but the truth is obvious.

Congressman Rangel and common sense simply can't appear in the same sentence no matter how complimentary you are about the blessed irish.