Okay, this "lucky" timing is good. We learned something.

[grasswire]

We learned today that they are willing to "stage" the death of the evil sons in order to gloss over the fact that today the WH is admitting blame for yellowcakegate.

How they managed this timing we don't yet know.

But we DO know the lengths they will go to in order to capture the news cycle.

Isn't it interesting that news of the capture broke just before the evening news cycle?

We learned today of the depth of the craven politicization.

[Richardo]

1. Also - look for the poll bounce tomorrow. Cokie will still be able to say:

"Numbers in the 60s - an EXTREMELY popular President."

[Malva Zebrina]

2. I agree

who can not think the whole thing was staged knowing how sleazy Bush is and how sleazy all his minions. I have little doubt that they knew where the sons were, and ordered this to get the attention elsewhere. This is pathetic that I would ever think this of my country--but there is enough that has happened to believe this evil cabal will stop at nothing to save themselves. They are evil

[unfrigginreal]

3. And the whole country will SEE THROUGH IT! n/t

[Richardo]

5. I wish! See my take above.

It's all about the polls.

[Howardx]

16. i dont know

an old lady in front of me at the grocery store asked if i had heard the news about uday and qusay, i told her yes and she said "how do we know we even got them?" i just smiled

[tomp]

15. if the past is any indication...

...the people won't see shit.

[TheBigGuy]

4. how do we know the deaths where staged?

and how is taking the blame for the Yellow Cake story a bad thing. I think that might have been a smart move on the part of the WH...one of those "The Buck Stops Here" moments...

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. think about it

they will get a temporary boost, but...
in the end they will seriously loose...
Oh and if they wanted to take responsibilty
they should just have done it.

My, my, this misadministration makes
more and more mistakes every day....

I think Rove has completely lost control and
while this will give them at most a week, we
will be back, by the way, remind your congress critter
that this is not over, by a long shot.

[Cronus Protagonist]

7. I say we'll hear they're not dead in about 20 days or less (eom)

http://brainbuttons.com/home.asp?stashid=13 - cute little buttons
http://cronus.com - enlightening and educational liberal fun

[leftchick]

11. agreed Cronus, but it will be on page 24D

at the bottom of the page, in tiny, tiny print...

[asjr]

8. lucky

Lucky is right. CNN poll already has this giving a "boost" to Bush. I suppose those freepers got hold of it early.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

9. Depends on how soon Al Jezeera broadcasts a tape of them

[grasswire]

10. haha, yes

We could see videos of them very soon.

[unfrigginreal]

12. Just checked out Wolf's poll

"Are our troops safer now that Saddams sons are dead?"

70% NO
26% Yes

Smart bunch those regular Americans.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

14. This poll shows that...

26% of Americans are a bunch of idiotic morAns!!!

[revcarol]

19. Now the cnn question is:

Will their deaths be a boost for Bush?

Only 36% say no.......sad.....

[aquart]

22. It WILL be a boost for boy George.

Can't last. Hey, the boost from a whole war didn't last.

This isn't where to place your worry.

[thermodynamic]

13. CNN claimed "multiple sources"

Hmm, how do any of us know those multiple sources were sincere and truthful?

I'm not buying this fish fry.

And it's not like the American media has ever had a reason to be taken at face value as a trustworthy entity.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/07/22/sprj.irq.sons/index.html

[tomp]

17. believe the govt at your own risk...

...and mine.

[notadmblnd]

18. correct me if I'm worng

But didnt the media say that his death was confirmed when a valet/consierge was shown pictures of the two dead men? Who's to say when these pictures were taken. There has been speculation that these two were dead for the past couple of months. I have no trouble at all believing that the gvmt has been sitting on this for a while. The timing of this is just way convienent for me not to view it with doubt.

[ewagner]

20. NPR

NPR said that Saddam' former bodyguard (in our custody) was shown the pictures and positively identified them.

He wouldn't have any interest in lying would he? (oops forgot to turn the sarcasm key off)

[TahitiNut]

21. Who said Uday and Qusay were WMD's???

I didn't know their existence was ever in doubt. :shrug:

Is their existence a legitimate reason to invade a sovereign country?