Truespeak

How many times is Colin Powell going to step on his dick in public? In February, 2003, he metaphorically stomped on it in front of the UN Security Council as he presented our "solid" intelligence on Iraq. Then yesterday Powell told reporters an almost identical story about Iranian nuclear activity. But today we get this:

The source of intelligence used this week by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to suggest Iran is working on a nuclear weapons program may not be reliable, knowledgeable sources told CNN Friday.

The issue surfaced when The National Council of Resistance of Iran -- which is on the U.S. State Department's list of terrorist organizations --revealed satellite photographs this week it said showed a hidden nuclear plant in Iran, allegations the Iranians denied.

"This allegation is timed to coincide with the next meeting of the board of governors of the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency]," Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Hussein Moussavian, said. "And every time just before the meeting there are these kind of allegations either from the United States or terrorist groups. And every time these allegations have proven to be false."

What's that saying they have in Tennessee? I know they have it in Texas. How's that go? "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."

Don't be so sure there, Georgie boy.