Because I’m still being pestered about this, I want to make one quick point about my “Obama should make Bush Middle East Envoy” piece that Newsweek ran the week before last.

As should have been evident to anyone who actually read the article all the way through and has even a modicum of ability in critical thinking and reading comprehension, it was quite obviously mostly tongue-in-cheek and meant simply as a thought exercise. If some people somehow didn’t see that, that’s pretty unfortunate.