Rick Santorum Appointed Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Well, no, I lied in the title, but Molly Ivins has something to say about John Negroponte being appointed Ambassador to Iraq:

"Negroponte speaks no Arabic, he is a specialist in covert operations in Latin America, and he has no Middle East experience aside from the Iran-Contra insanity. He is, however, a bona fide, certified, chicken-fried neo-con. Is anyone else appalled?

I find this appointment terrifying, and it leaves me afraid the administration is contemplating something I have heretofore dismissed as a loony-left conspiracy theory. Could it possibly consider handing over Iraqi sovereignty on June 30 to any combination of Iraqis that includes Ahmad Chalabi? Chalabi is the convicted crook, demonstrated liar, purveyor of false intelligence and con man who so charmed Dick Cheney and the other neo-con hawks that they still half-believe him. He is now on the Iraqi Governing Council, earning an enviable reputation for corruption."

Since the "embassy" in Baghdad will dwarf any so-called diplomatic station either contemporary or in history, perhaps Negroponte's title should reflect this: I propose he be named Reichsmarshall.