SOME FOLKS NEVER TIRE OF BEING WRONG:

It's Time To Talk to Pyongyang: Negotiating with dictators is odious, but the alternatives are far worse. (Fred Kaplan, Feb. 11, 2005, Slate)

Suppose for a moment that you were George Bush and you'd just achieved elections in Afghanistan, Palestine and Iraq precisely by not negotiating. Meanwhile, the Europeans have been making fools of themselves in negotiations with Iran. Comes now Fred Kaplan to tell you your best option in North Korea is to negotiate.

Here's the question: how do you stifle the laughter?