What is more important

Jack Kelly has become a favorite of mine since I first heard about him during the 2004 Presidential Election (Theresa Heinz Kerry told him to "shove it" when he pressed her on a comment that she had made at a campaign appearance). Mr. Kelly's latest is about the demise of the most wanted terrorist in Iraq.

"At 6:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida chieftain in Iraq, was meeting in a nondescript house in Hibhib, a hamlet about five miles northeast of Baquba, with eight of his top aides.

The meeting ended early...."

Mr. Kelly does a good job of relating why this is much better news than most newspapers (including his own) have reported. His summary paragraph says what every regular American was thinking.

"The capture of Saddam Hussein didn't end the insurgency in Iraq. Killing al-Zarqawi won't either. But it should reduce significantly the bombings and beheadings of civilians. To those of us who think winning the war on terror is more important than embarrassing the president, that's a positive step." (emphasis mine)

He is absolutely correct...which is why Jack Kelly has become a favorite of mine!