The Second Roundup

The showdown at DC corral didn't amount to much. The Democratically-led Congress huffed and puffed and then The Decider blew down their Iraq-funding-bill-with-a-timeline house.

Now, they're all at the White House bar for a second try, shooting high fives as the Democrats offer to withdraw the timeline demand.... while our troops continue to die in Iraq's unwinnable war.... and, our hand-picked president of Afghanistan declares his government can "no longer accept" civilian casualties caused by U.S.-led operations.

This motley bunch of executive and legislative cowboys all wear black hats. Bush is getting what he wants, a blank check for continuing his war, while the Democrats have shown they are really hollow vessels.... without the courage or the will to accomplish what the nation demanded in the last election.

The time has never been riper for a U.S.-first third party.... with a sheriff who will bring law and order back to our leadership-forsaken country.

A Fine Mess

The new Democratic-controlled House plans to pass a number of popular measures in their first 100 hours. "Democrats To Start Without GOP Input,".... no honeymoon here, or even a quick hug at the altar. Hopefully this is the first sign that the new lawlords mean business.

Business that includes the war in Iraq, our broken borders, rampant illegal immigration, the crushing trade deficit and national debt, the loss of jobs and manufacturing infrastructure.... a steaming heap of do-do left by the outgoing Bush-enabling GOP Congress.

We used to laugh when Ollie said to Stan, "..here's another fine mess you've gotten me into."

But the mess made by the Decider isn't comedy. An unamused electorate is looking to the new Congress to make every hour in the next two years count.