Republican suicide watch

Another political stumble by the Bush administration. This idea should have strangled in its cradle:

In a move that has stunned New York, the Bloomberg administration is in discussions to escort the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to ground zero during his visit to New York next week, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said today. -- New York Sun

(And yes, I know that as of now Bloomberg is "not Republican." That's not the point.)

UPDATE 070920 14:18: NYC police rejected the request, but...

A law enforcement source says the Iranian mission to the United Nations has informed the Secret Service that the Iranian president intends to visit Ground Zero Monday at 10 a.m.

The source says regardless of the NYPD's rejection of the request for a Ground Zero tour, Iran's president and his entourage will be accompanied by a Secret Service protective detail, a detail provided to all heads of state when they visit the United States. -- WABC report

(ABC link from Michelle, who is reporting on efforts to organize a protest demonstration.)
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Naming names:
City of New York, Mayor's Office:

• (212) NEW-YORK (inside NYC, dial 311)
  
• http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mayor.html

U.S. State Department: phone 202-647-4000

Via: LGF and Hot Air

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