<"The president will understand there are going to be people who are more comfortable doing nothing about a growing menace that could turn into a holocaust. He respects people who differ with him. He will do what he thinks is right and necessary to protect our country," Fleischer said.

It appears that, should Mandela be ignored by real leaders long enough and he continues to receive ovations from people lacking any true vision, his head will eventually explode.

The Nobel Prize is a terrible thing to waste -- but makes an interesting covert weapon. Can Mandela truly survive its weight?

Dan (dead heroes are much less embarassing than living heroes)