Mahmoud and Karl sitting in a tree...

My blood pressure must have gone up 10 points reading this love letter to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from the WAPO. I swear I'm going to need a session with Dr. Sanity after reading it.

Written by Karl Vick, it appeared on Page 1 of the 06-03-06 edition and heaps accolades and roses upon Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Why, he's not such a bad guy after all!Read it yourself if you think you can stand it.

This part was so special:

Iran remains Iran, of course. Controls on the press are firmer than ever, and the April arrest of Ramin Jahanbegloo, a philosopher without a strong reputation for political activism, has both mystified and unsettled elements of Tehran's professional class.

But Ahmadinejad's government has delivered none of the widely predicted crackdowns on social behavior. Iranians remain free to drink, party and generally do as they please behind closed doors. In public, young couples can still canoodle lightly on the street, and young women stretch the definition of "Islamic dress" with form-fitting outerwear.

I guess old Karl hasn't heard about this and this and this and this...

Michael Ledeen takes the boxcutter to tyrant apologist Vick, here.

And there's this little tidbit I gleaned from over at Free Republic.

When unemployment is 6-year low(4.6%) with booming economy, Wash.Post is in doom and gloom -> 70 reporters, editors, photographers, newsroom employees & 100 employees outside the newsroom will be out of their jobs. Wash.Post acknowledges that Circulation has decreased in recent years. As misery loves company, Wash.Post points out they aren't alone & NYTimes, Tribune and other dailies face the same burden as them. Experts say that Wash.Post's biased reporting is the reason for it's sinking circulation & earnings.