Look, an attack on Iran continues to remain a terrifying possibility, thanks to the diligent reporting of Seymour Hersh. As many as five U.S. generals and admirals appear willing to resign in protest if the president makes the mistake of ordering air strikes. Newsweek's Michael Hirsch is reporting Gen. David Petraeus' plan for Iraq could keep American troops on the ground for five, maybe ten years.

So naturally, I'm outraged at NBC for continually lying to me at 9:57pm every Thursday. They do it every week. And I believe them every time. And then I grow furious. Every time.

Here's what happens. At 9:30pm every Thursday, I watch "30 Rock," the deliciously delightful sitcom – created by one of the sexist women in America, Tina Fey – taking us behind the scenes of a "Saturday Night Live"-like show on NBC. The fictional NBC, whose parent company is an international wig conglomerate, is headed by Jack Donaghy, played spectacularly by Alec Baldwin, who at some point became the funniest actor in Hollywood. For 27 minutes (more like 21 in TiVo time) I am full of unbridled joy.

Then comes the lie. It is a bold lie. It is a lie repeated every week, despite overwhelming evidence that it is indeed a complete untruth. It is Bushian in the comprehensive nature of its deceit.

"Stay tuned for more "30 Rock," says the promo, promising one more scene, one final moment of funny before ceding the airwaves to "ER," which, for reasons I'm not yet able to explain, I still watch. I wait, anxious for a moment of hilarity from Fey, Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski or any member of the talented supporting case. I wait (rather, I fast-forward through the commercials). And then, there it is – the production slate with a picture, I presume, of Tina Fey's baby. The show is over. We are taken directly to the 3,487th consecutive "very special" episode of "ER" that "you have to see to believe."

HEY, NBC – THAT IS NOT "MORE 30 ROCK. WHY ARE YOU LYING TO ME?"

And yet, every week, NBC continues to claim "More 30 Rock" is imminent. And every week I think, "OK, this time they'll do it. They can't keep lying." But they never do it. They always lie.

And we wonder why 46% of Americans still believe Saddam Hussein had something to do with September 11th. And we wonder why we believe the Bush/Cheney White House has compelling "evidence" (make those clever quote marks while you read) detailing Iran's involvement in attacks on U.S. troops. And we wonder why we believed former EPA chief Christie Todd Whitman when she told us seven days after September 11th that the air around ground zero was safe.

Turns out, I'm a sucker just like my fellow countrymen. If a broadcast network or a government says something, we figure it must be true. What's wrong with me? Do I lack some part of human DNA that includes skepticism? Apparently my wife could sleep with the plumber every week for a year and I'd continue to wonder why our pipes keep freezing. In Los Angeles.

I'd like to be strong here – to walk away from "30 Rock" and say, "No more! I will not be disrespected like this. I'm too good for you. You don't deserve me and you never did, so go be with your precious plumber. GO! But I'm keeping the remote."

But I won't. Because the show has moments like this:. While Jenna (Krakowski) is performing a salute to the troops to make up for saying she "hates the troops" (she meant theater troupes) and then compounding the error by appearing on "Hardball" and insisting she's supporting Osama in '08 (she meant Obama), Tina Fey's character, Liz Lemon, fights the ridiculous stereotype that liberals don't love America. "Just because I think gay dudes should be allowed to adopt kids and we should all have hybrid cars doesn't mean I don't love America," says Liz. She then turns to the camera, grins and winks – welcoming us all into the joke, and into the show.

Just thinking about it makes me smile and I know, as I always do, that I'll take "30 Rock" back. Even though we all know she'll hurt me again at 9:57pm next Thursday.