text: did the cleric spank the cowboy?   are you referring to ahmedinejad's "letter to the american people?" first of all: he is not a cleric. his boss, the shah, is a cleric. ahmed is not part of islam's priestly class--he's a civilian president, like bush, who is a christian. so calling him a cleric is like calling bush a priest. but anyway: i agreed with 90% of that letter. true, it was an obvious political ploy, but he made a ton of sense. and i do think he has a higher iq than bushie--but of course, that ain't saying much. and--before it starts: any of you nimrods want to flame me for being unpatriotic: save it! i'm a u.s. veteran against the war. i've been shot at defending this country.