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Wow, this is an easy-to-read article that explains pretty well my feelings on the latest spectacle of sad buffoonery from our elected representatives.

The Iraq Surrender Act of 2007 by Joe Mariani — Both House and Senate have now sent a clear message to the world: Osama bin Laden was right. America does not have the stomach for a fight. We cannot stand the sight of our own blood. Our allies, especially those in Iraq who are depending on us to help them stabilise their country, get the message loud and clear. So do our enemies, who now know that if they manage to hold on for another eighteen months, they will prevail. Worst of all, our troops get the message, too.

As the article explains, it’s no secret now to the whole world that our politicians are up to business as usual and have their own personal, political interests that override their duties as representatives of the US citizenry. All of the blatant pork-barreling, partisan bickering, obstinate name-calling, one-upmanship, and the like has finally taken their toll. It seems, we are unable to sustain a military campaign longer than a 30-minute sitcom.

Now, I’m not sure the President “going on strike” and refusing to sign any bill would be the best course of action, nor am I sure it would be a fruitful endeavor… but I am sure that we simply have to stop playing party politics and start being Americans, first and foremost! Until this happens, we sink and slide lower and lower towards a national abyss.