Quote du Jour: Newman on Karzai

My jaw dropped today while watching the CBC show Politics. The reason? While Don Newman was interviewing British Labour MP Kim Howells about the situation in Afghanistan, the matter of Karzai's rejection of Paddy Ashdown as UN "super envoy" to that country came up.

Here's what Newman had to say about Karzai's decision:

Who's he to say he can't accept him?

Gee Don, could it be that he's the president of Afghanistan??