Dean just misspoke and said the U.S. appointed a governing Council to Iran (he meant Iraq). He caught himself and said “I’m sure that’s what goes on in Iran, too, these days.” You’re sure we appoint people in Iran? In Michael Ledeen’s dreams, maybe. If this wasn’t Dr./Gov. Soviet Union, I wouldn’t be so concerned.

[UPDATE/CAUTION: A reader e-mail says he said Vermont, not Iran. Definitely not Iraq. I wasn’t paying enough attention at that moment to be certainly, so take the Iran thing with a grain of salt for now, until I’ve reviewed and re-updated.]