THE ZENMASTER DOES BAGHDAD: My pal Rob looks at the picture (below) of new Iraqi president Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer standing in front of a portrait of the slain chairman of the Iraqi Governing Council, Izzadine Saleem, and comes up with the quip of the week:

"Why is there a huge picture of Phil Jackson in the background? I hope they vote for him. He really knows how to build a dynasty."