North Korea got the star treatment on NBC today - pictures of marching soldiers, of missiles blasting from launch pads, Kim Jung Il being Kim Jung Il, with Timmeh’s voiceover asking, can this man be stopped?

Over hyped? Definitely.

Over half the show was spent with Russert badgering Ambassador Nick Burns, the number three guy at State, to almost no avail.

Interesting to consider why Condi didn’t deem it important enough for her to be on any of the Sunday programs. Trying to minimize? Definitely.  Read more