The president scrambles for promises,
to enhance America’s image at the G8.
He doesn’t need to work so hard ―
he can do it easily by staying home.

Democrats favor amnesty ―
they respect humanity.
Republicans oppose it ―
they respect the rule of law.
The fact is, they both believe
new voters would be Democrats.
Bush and business side with Dems:
the country needs immigrants
to do jobs Americans won’t.
The public sides with Republicans:
cheap labor depresses wages.
Business really thinks immigrants
work harder than Americans at any wage.
The public [...]

A new speaker Pelosi said
“elections have consequences.”
Sure. Democrats hold hearings,
but they don’t listen.
The public wants out of Iraq,
but their representatives insist
they must “fund the troops.”
Most of us want wage-depressing
immigration to end, but Democrats,
beholden to business like Republicans,
just want to make it legal.
Democrats campaigned against
Republican corruption, but in that case
they meant what they said ― exactly.
So [...]

It took a while, but Bush finally
found a credible candidate that met
the critical criteria for “war czar” ―
the willingness to say “yes.”
General Lute has fewer stars than
many he’s supposed to control,
but it’s reasonable to assume they all
refused to be considered for his job
One reason senior officers gave
for passing this opportunity was
the president’s only apparent plan [...]