The headlines read: “The Evil Has Landed” and “Iranian Madman Walks Among Us”.  I’m surprised the banks and malls were open today, what with the embodiment of evil visiting New York.  Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad probably does drink out of a “Death to America” coffee cup every morning, but  shouldn’t you have  to do something truly horrible on a global scale to be called the embodiment of pure evil? Maybe not, especially if unless somebody wants you to stop thinking about a truly nasty fellow who’s still on the loose. Or they want to make the American public more accepting of a military strike against another country. 

Make no mistake, Iran represents an enormous  threat to the democracies of the west. Iran’s support of terror groups and it’s blatant campaign to join the nuclear club requires engagement and possibly action, but let’s not give a tool like Ahmadinejad the starring role in this drama before he earns it.  Even within Iran,  Mahmoud is considered a bit of a boob. His holocaust denials and apocalyptic threats are an embarrassment to most educated Iranians. He’s often criticized in Iran for his saber rattling against Israel and the U.S. while he ignores his own failing economy.  There’s also serious doubt as to how much power the President of Iran actually has considering the overarching influence of the Mullah’s.

There’s a legitimate debate over whether Columbia University should have invited Ahmadinejad to speak on campus, but keep in mind what happened last time our administration built up a common creep into the new Hitler of the 21st Century.