This Is Inspiring?

I know Bush's lack of eloquence may have lowered the bar a bit over the years, but how does one get fired up about stuff like this? Obama says won't guarantee Ahmadinejad a meeting

Obama, the Democratic Party front-runner vying to face Republican Sen. John McCain in the November race for the White House, has said he was willing to meet with leaders of countries such as Iran, Syria, Cuba and Venezuela without preconditions.

McCain has criticized that view, saying that sitting down with someone like Ahmadinejad would give the Iranian president a spotlight and send the wrong signal to U.S. allies such as Israel.

Iran does not recognize Israel's existence and Ahmadinejad has called the country a "stinking corpse."

Obama, an Illinois senator, said Iranian presidential elections in 2009 would be a factor in the timing of any meetings, as would considerations of who wields the power.

"There's no reason why we would necessarily meet with Ahmadinejad before we know that he was actually in power. He's not the most powerful person in Iran," Obama told reporters while campaigning in New Mexico.

Oh, I'm sorry. I thought your saying you will meet with anyone without preconditions was the enunciation a principle, when what it really meant was you will not presuppose the name of the actual leader involved.

Oh, good God almighty.