Fool me once: please do it again!

Oy. According to TPMMuckraker, the Prez invited Amir Taheri to the White House for a "a face-to-face . . . as one of a small group of 'experts'. . . . According to Press Secretary Tony Snow, the experts were invited to the White House for their 'honest opinions' on Iraq."

The name Amir Teheri might not ring a bell: he is the guy who recently

published an op-ed in Canada's National Post about an Iranian law that forced Jews to wear a yellow stripe. The story, reminiscent of Nazi Germany, quickly provoked outrage, but was just as quickly revealed to be a total fabrication.

Remember Ahmed Chalabi? Before the invasion, he might have seemed to have some bonafide knowledge of things. But Teheri? Now?

Why not invite Michael Crichton to write a novel about a successful end to the Iraq excursion (and the confrontation with Iran for that matter), read in into the Federal Record, and then just bring the troops home? It would be a lot cheaper in both lives and dollars, and probably about as effective. Heck, I'd even favor letting the RNC reap the proceeds (after my agent's fee).