Thinking about OBL

Looking to the future, Ahmed Bouzid urges Democrats to start thinking about the implications of the potential capture of Osama Bin Laden before the 2004 election.

"Democrats," Bouzid writes, "should start anticipating bin Laden's capture as if it were around the corner rather than lambaste and ridicule the President for his failure to capture the fugitive terrorist. By framing the bin Laden question in terms of 'why so long?' rather than 'why not?' and by constantly asking that question loudly and unapologetically, Democrats can not only blunt what could otherwise be a fatally sharp political sword, but will be able to control the parameters of the important debate about the future of U.S. foreign policy while at the same time highlighting the cynical and manipulative nature of the administration they are working so hard to dislodge."

Update: The Sunday Express, a British tabloid, is reporting that Bin Laden is "cornered" by the US military in the Pakistani region north of Quetta. Talk about a coincidence.