James Taranto posts this little nugget about Gen. Wes Clarke:

Matthews: General, do you think Osama bin Laden, if we catch him, when we catch him, should be tried here at the U.S. or in The Hague, the international court?

Clark: I would like to see him tried in The Hague, and I tell you why. I think it's very important for U.S. legitimacy and for building other support in the war on terror for trying them in The Hague, under international law with an international group of justices, bringing witnesses from other nations. Remember, 80 other nations lost citizens in that strike on the World Trade Center. It was a crime against humanity, and he needs to be tried in international court.

Matthews: Well, 3,000 Americans were killed here. Do you believe he should be held exempt from capital punishment, because if you send him to Hague he will be. They don't have capital punishment at The Hague.

Clark: I think that's a separate issue. I think that's a separate issues.

Matthews: No, it's a key issue, because the sentencing limitation, they do not execute people at the Hague.

Clark: I think that you can adequately punish Osama bin Laden, and you've got to look beyond simple retribution against an individual. You have to look at what's in the long-term security interest in the security in America and you have to look at how we handle the war on terror from here on out.

Matthews: But doesn't life in Holland beat life in a cave?

Clark: Not in a Dutch prison. Chris, they're under water, they're damp, they're cold, they're really miserable.

Who would choose any of the nine idiots to replace Bush? I think the campaigns will look close for awhile, but Bush will whack the shit out of Dean (or whoever) when election day comes. I know this is the silly season; prior to the first vote being cast, but jeez, these guys are so far over the edge of the abyss, there's no way to come back to the center.