Today's Worst Person in the World

Dumbass of the Day. Chickenshit Little Weasel of the Weekend. Moron of the Month.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present T. Boone Pickens:

T. Boone Pickens is not giving up his million dollars.

T. Boone Pickens (Photo: Fred Prouser/Reuters)That’s how much he had offered to pay anyone who could disprove any of the accusations the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth made against Senator John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election – attacks Mr. Pickens, the billionaire Texas oilman, helped finance.

A group of Swift boat veterans sympathetic to Mr. Kerry sent Mr. Pickens a letter last week taking him up on the challenge. In 12 pages, plus a 42-page attachment of military records and other documents, they identified not just one but ten lies in the group’s campaign against Mr. Kerry. They offered to meet with him to provide Mr. Kerry’s journals and videotapes from Vietnam and a copy of his full military record certified by the Navy – a key demand of Mr. Pickens and veterans who believe Mr. Kerry lied about his service to win his military decorations.

Mr. Pickens replied with a one-page letter, thanking the veterans for their research and their service, but politely saying there had been a misunderstanding. “Key aspects of my offer of $1 million have not been accurately reported,” he wrote.

I guess Pickens is saving his money so he can offer it to whomever can prove that Barack Obama is not a Muslim terrorist.