QUOTE OF THE WEEK - AT 7:22 A.M. ET:  From Wesley Prudent in The Washington Times:

Silver linings are deceptive and often hard to find, but that might be a tiny sliver of silver in that dark cloud bank over Iran. Barack Obama got notice from the election results that his tongue, golden and honeyed though it may be, is no match for reality.

If Iranian voters had thrown Mahout Humdinger into the street, the American president would have assumed that he was the One who did it, and the American press would have led the hosannas for the messiah from the south side of Chicago. Just a few more speeches, a few more respectful bows toward Mecca, and all the rough places would be made smooth and plain. But now even Mr. Obama must wake up and smell the tear gas.

COMMENT: Very well said.  Unfortunately, not enough journalists are saying it. 

June 18, 2009