Priorities

Like a rock band out of hits and fated to nostalgic, small venue tours with other used-to-bees, the Republican Party is dusting off three classics in time for the congressional elections: illegal immigration, gay-marriage and flag desecration.

The rhetoric runs high and hot while politicians waste time trying to convince the electorate these are worthwile, nay, critical, issues more threatening to America than terrorists or even the Dixie Chicks.

Meanwhile, and of dramatically less importance, the depressing news out of Iraq continues unabated. As one reads stories of sectarian violence and intimidation, one wonders whether that poor country is only setting the board for civil war.

The ethnic cleansing thing comes first.

Baghdad's central morgue received more than a thousand bodies each month this year, a doctor has revealed. The body count here gives a more accurate picture of the story in Baghdad than any official statistics. LINK

Perhaps Congress is positioning us to bring the troops home from the mess. After all, we need to "man the borders", guard the flags and protect heterosexuals from the gay menace.

Finally, we're straightening out our priorities.

Sheesh.