Democrats unite in pandering to Hispanic voters. Republicans split: cultural conservatives vs. business. Americans losing jobs to cheap labor or communities to folks who won’t assimilate depend on Lou Dobbs.

Senators cracked down on lobbying at enormous personal sacrifice. No more free meals or sports events – unless, of course, they’re fund raisers, or the lobbyist’s client comes along to pay. They also have to own up to earmarks right away, not just when they’re spent. If they can reconcile these rules with the House, [...]

Some say the shake-up at the White House is just a shuffle. Bush promoted his budget director, (and developer of deficits), to chief of staff. Joshua probably won’t have much time for riding motorcycles or playing guitar in his week end rock band, but no other changes are expected.

Bush can have a guest worker program without amnesty – let the designers of Medicare Part D create, and FEMA administer. Illegal immigrants will return home voluntarily, in dismay.

Illegal immigration is an issue that Bush tries to finesse the way he did his reasons for war in Iraq. He claims alien workers fill jobs Americans refuse to do – ignoring the issue of what wage is offered. He promotes a demand for amnesty at a naturalization ceremony for legal immigrants becoming citizens. The [...]

We whined about DeWine frowned at Sherrod Brown. We should have laughed at this election with Hackett, but Ohio has no clout. The Democrat party sold us out.

Surely Democrats can think of something to talk about besides unproductive censure or impossible impeachment. We are dragged down by debt, wallowing in unwinnable war, battling broken borders, crushed by a crippled economy. Pick a topic to discuss that you might have a chance to fix. None will be easy, but relax, you can’t do [...]

Everyone is concerned with border security and illegal immigrants, but each group focuses on different problems and solutions. There are commonalities: each side will fight for it’s preferred laws; and they agree the crisis was caused by not enforcing the ones that exist.

Bush hopes for victory vaporized. He may not know it, but the war’s over, all that’s left is a calamity. Some believe Rummy is seeking a safe way out for the troops. If so he will have done one thing right. The President beats the bushes for support, without much luck – his problem, one [...]

Ernie Ernest leans forward, hands gripping the podium, and explains intently that if he didn’t expect to win he wouldn’t keep troops in Iraq. He would be more convincing if he hadn’t just employed identical theatrics to deny ever suggesting that Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11.

The Republican candidate for Senator in New Jersey, racing to a fund raiser featuring the Vice President, chose not to take the Interstate and arrived late. He missed a photo-op, but the V.P. is as unpopular in the state as the candidate’s father, former governor Tom Kean, Sr., is popular, and he still made $400,000. [...]

Bush assures us his strategy “will lead to victory.â€? He’s encouraged by Iraq’s continuing steps toward democracy and urges them to “get this government up and running.â€? Cheney says his forecasts that troops would be welcomed with flowers and the insurgency was in its “last throes,” were “basically accurate and reflect reality.” General Casey, dismissed [...]

The only thing sillier than Feingold asking the Republican Senate to censure the President, is Durbin wanting an investigation to be completed so he will know whether to vote for censure or impeachment. With leaders like these the donkey might defect to the other party.

Democrats are expected to offer a solution to the problem in Iraq, but there is none. We cleaned up the Reagan/Bush mess, now the flaky son has made a bigger one. I’m almost ready to pass the next election and let some Republican hold the gun.

Since the Democrats can’t decide, I suggest the only way out of Iraq is to issue an ultimatum: Form a government in a month and we will stay six more to finish training your police force, then leave completely. If you don’t, we will withdraw to permanent bases forever to protect the oil during the [...]

Bush becomes boring as bungles backfire. His new national security strategy, issued three years later than the law requires, threatens a preemptive strike against Iran. That would be worthy of comment if he hadn’t used up the military. There’s no reason to parse language used with North Korea versus Iran, he can no longer do [...]

Jon Stewart captured the problem with the Democratic party last night, explaining why Paul Hackett should not run for Ohio Senator: Forget feelings, dump dogma, lie low. Aleve your aggravation with alliteration. Republicans relish your reliance on rubbish.

Is gross incompetence really contagious? Bush appointments have been suspected of suppressing career professionals, now a TSA attorney seemingly turned the tables. Is she stupid or a rebel? Jeopardizing the government’s attempt to get the death penalty, rather than life in prison, her message was, the Justice Department did a terrible job. Carla Martin may [...]

The Washington Post says the senior White House staff is tired. Perhaps they will lose momentum before doing any more serious damage.

Since they have nothing else to do Democrats are rearranging caucuses like they were deck chairs on the Good Ship Lollypop. At the rate they’re going an intramural fight will distract all attention from a Republican rumble. Someday maybe they’ll learn, it’s not where or when we vote that matters – it’s the candidates we [...]