[1066AD]

Only his outrage over Bush’s invasion of Iraq had stirred him to get involved in the partisan struggle.

Oh ? Maybe he's a beneficiary of Saddam's kickbacks. Not that he needs the money but the power and ego is everything.

[MereChristian]

"Oh ? Maybe he's a beneficiary of Saddam's kickbacks."

Wouldn't surprise me a bit, if true. But I hardly think that's why he got involved in "partisan politics." The die was cast long before the Gulf War.