Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz ?

What can you say about Kofi Annan? Roger Simon points out that the good news is that he only has 12 more months as Secretary general. The bad news is that he has 12 more months as Secretary
General. Claudia Rosett asks the right questions about Annan's recent blow-up at a reporter during a news conference, when the reporter asked about Kofi's involvement with the purchase of a Mercedes for Kojo. Apparently the question hit a sensitive nerve. (hat tip: Instapundit)

Frankly, Annan is behaving an awfully lot like a certain overgrown dictator currently on trial in Iraq; with whom he has been very friendly in the past. In fact,

A certain person channeling Janis Joplin recently wrote a song about the two of them, and it goes like this:

Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz?
Saddam drove two Porsches, And I Won't Make Amends
I worked Hard To Support All My Dictator Friends
So, Lord, Won't You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz?

Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me Some Oil For Food?
I'm Counting On You Lord, To Give Me That Crude
Prove That You Love Me; And I won't Be Rude
Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me Some Oil For Food?

Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me A Media Pass?
I try to be civil but I'm full of gas
I can't wait to get out of this UN morass
So, Lord, Won't You Buy Me A Media Pass?

Everybody All-together!

Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz?
Saddam drove two Porsches, And I Won't Make Amends
I worked Hard To Support All My Dictator Friends
So, Lord, Won't You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz?

As you know (or maybe not) Annan is the Very Model of a Secretary General...

UPDATE: OOPS! Last night I hit the "Publish" button instead of the "Draft" button and this wasn't quite ready for prime time! It has now been tweaked. Sorry about that!