A few years ago, one of my associates was preparing for a criminal trial. He told me after the case was over that the best advice his attorney gave him was to check his ego at the door.

I can’t help but to recall that advice when I watch the actions of President Bush. No doubt about it, President Admadinejad of Iran is a certified idiot. He’s not a madman, not a maniac, but he certifies himself as an irrational idiot when he makes statements such as those doubting the existence of the holocaust.

President Bush was interviewed on CNN this past week. He was asked by Wolf Blitzer if the United States should sit down with Iran and discuss the issues. The President replied that he would when Iran gives up their program of enriching uranium.

The president’s response reminded me of two children arguing in a schoolyard. The children argue and the fight ends by one saying, “I’m not talking to you anymore.”  The other child replies by saying you started it.

It pains me to say that the Bush Administration is about as good at diplomacy as the country of Nigeria is at ice hockey. President Bush, in the words of that attorney who won the case, “Check your ego at the door.”

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