I watched Arafat’s funeral this morning. What a mess. Total chaos, with people swarming all over that big open courtyard. The two helicopters landed, and it took a long time for them to even be able to get the coffin out of the helicopter.

The world is now, officially, better off. I’ve been conflicted over the years about Arafat. At times, he has genuinely seemed like a reasonable, peace-seeking man. But the past few years have shown that, bottom line, he’s just a terrorist. He obviously fooled a lot of people, people who really wanted to believe he was sincere.

Now we’ll see what the Palestinians come up with to replace him. More of the same, I suspect.