The friend who won't go away and who got virtually no support in the election has been appointed the Oil Minister of Iraq. Somewhere in Texas an Exxon executive just creamed his pants: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/30/i...&en=871341013fcb7651&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Excellent post except you forgot to add: "Also, somewhere in Tehran an Iranian ayatollah just creamed his pants."