While Howard Dean might have missed his moment of opportunity, according to William Safire, Saddam Hussein can't wait for his:

I think Saddam is still Saddam — a meretricious, malevolent megalomaniac. He knows he is going to die, either by death sentence or in jail at the hands of a rape victim's family. Why did he not use his pistol to shoot it out with his captors or to kill himself? Because he is looking forward to the mother of all genocide trials, rivaling Nuremberg's and topping those of Eichmann and Milosevic. There, in the global spotlight, he can pose as the great Arab hero saving Islam from the Bushes and the Jews.

Under interrogation, he's not likely to rat on his fedayeen, lead us to his hidden billions abroad or tell the truth about dirty dealings with France and Russia. Instead, he intends to lie all the way to martyrdom. (Via Vodkapundit.)

Just like a dried out desert plant springing to life after a rain! I swear, the guy draws strength from knowing he's gonna be on TV!

He knows intuitively that the camera means Big Media -- a sort of life preserver tossed to a man who'd otherwise drown.

His friends can see him!

His enemies can see him!

Many people are debating what should be done with Saddam Hussein. One thing is certain: the camera is his sustenance right now. His megalomania needs it like a junkie needs heroin. With it, he lives, breathes, grows. Without it, he's a broken man.

If only there were a way to turn the damned thing off....

(But that would be bad for ratings.)