So long & thanks for all the sneakers

If American politics in the post-9/11 world has a nuclear bomb, then video of your opponent extolling the virtues of Osama bin Laden must be it. Sneaker clad soccer mom Sen. Patti Murray (Dem-WA) did just that in 2002 and now her Republican challenger George Nethercutt is running an ad featuring Murray's pro-Osama ramblings every hour on the hour in the Seattle market. Read the story here.

My friend Rob sent me the 2004 Parade list of the worst dictators. It's interesting to note that #3, #5 and #8 are all close U.S. allies. I wonder where Russia finished?