Hey guys, just so you know, it looks like The Islamic Republic of Iran is coming over for our big Fourth of July BBQ this year…

Last Friday, the State Department sent a cable to its embassies and consulates around the world notifying them that "they may invite representatives from the government of Iran" to their Independence Day celebrations — annual receptions that typically feature hot dogs, red-white-and-blue bunting and some perfunctory remarks about the founding fathers…

"It is another way of saying we are not putting barriers in the way of communicating," said one administration official. "It is another way of signaling that there is an opportunity that should not be wasted."

Ugh!

Don't get me wrong; I'm sure Iran is nice and cool and all or whatever. But I just know that I'm gonna be the one stuck talking to it all day, trying to pretend like I'm buying it when it brags that it has no homosexual citizens… Restraining myself from outright heated argument when it starts talking smack on the Jews… Looking at, like, a million pictures of its Ayatollah…

And I don't care how much it tries to persuade me, I am not going to help it throw potato salad at Israel. No way!