A BRIEF SUMMARY OF RECENT SENATE VOTES. IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION

1. Vote To Bring The Troops Home: a majority favors the measure, but because there's no veto-proof/filibuster-proof super-majority, the Dems take the measure off the table, never bothering to dare the President to explain his veto, or forcing the GOPers to shut down congress with a showboating filibuster.

2. Vote To Restore The Writ Of Habeus Corpus For "Enemy Combatants": see 1, above.

3. Vote To "Condemn" Move-On.org For It's Scurrilous, Scandalous, Spurious, Libelous, Temeritous, Outrageousous, And Americahatingous Ad Calling General Petraeus "General Betray Us": A smashing victory in favor, with an easy super-majority of 73 votes.

Still think the Dems are "fighting for us"?

A VERY BRIEF QUIZ FOR MET FANS (OR ANYONE ELSE SO INCLINED)

Guillermo Mota has _______.

(a) An ERA over six.
(b) No business appearing in a major league game.
(c) An open-ended invitation to introduce his ass to my steel-toed boot-wearing foot.
(d) Photos of Willie & Omar in a very compromising position with a retarded dwarf named Fred.
(e) All of the above.

Whoever answers correctly wins a spot in the Met bullpen.

TAUTOLOGY ALERT

According to George Bush (he'd be the Commander-in-Chief who's led the invasion, occupation, and world-class clusterfuck known as The Iraq War):

Iraqi leaders have gained little new ground toward meeting key military and political goals . . . [and] that progress justifies a large continued U.S. military presence there.

So lemme see if I have this straight, by way of analogy: if I break into your home, smash stuff, kick your ass, get it on with your sister, and then force your lab-collie mix into a life of dog fighting . . . the resulting family disfunctionality & disaster are the rationale for my remaining in your home, to continue breaking stuff, kicking your ass, mackin' on your sis, and sending poor old Rex back to Bad Newz Kennels for a few more rounds with Coach Vick.

Am I missing anything?

SIMPLY PUT . . .

Lately I've blogged less frequently than Paul Thomas Anderson has released movies . . .

. . . and I've discussed the Mets about as often as Eternal Captain Keith Hernandez has worked back-to-back series.

But both those streaks end TODAY, as the Mets extend theirs to four games. The substance of my post is but one word:

Pedro.

Ooooo, that feels good, don't it?