The “Silly Season started a bit early this year in Washington, DC. Usually the advent of the annual Silly Season begins at the start of the August recess. But, not this year.

The MSM’s insistence on making fools of themselves early, and often, has powered this early launch. Their continual exhibition of “Foot-in-Mouth” disease had kept the Conservatives in the US in stitches for months now.

Conservative have been more amused, than intimidated, by their non-stop campaign to “Get Bush”. Their behavior has been ludicrous up to now and we see no indication it will change before Bush leaves office. So, we will try to ignore them. That always hurts them more than anything else. Like children, they must be the center of attention.

And then there are the Dmocrats! A political party in chaos, and bent on suicide. A political party with no ideas of their own, and embarrassed by that fact, apparently must constantly attack the other party to deflect attention away from their own lack of ideas and inspiration. Their leadership, in the House and Senate, are less than inspiring. Their spokesmen come across as “empty suits”. Their National Organization comes across as an asylum being run by the inmates. Is this a party on the way to the dustbin of history?

And we cannot forget the Republicans. They have been monumentally disappointing. They have not missed a chance to “Miss a Chance”. So far, they have become expert at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Republican leadership is weak and wishy-washy, especially in the Senate. Senate Republicans are devoid of the “fire in the belly” necessary to take the fight to their political enemies and ram the conservative agenda thru the Senate. The House has actually done better than the Senate, so far, this term. They have managed to move bills, and proposed legislation, through with a minimal of Democrat interference… much to the chagrin of the Democrats who held a sham impeachment hearing of President Bush, just to try to build morale among their troops. Pathetic.

And finally, the Judicial Branch. The worst bunch of Legislators in the nation! The have managed to amend the US Constitution a number of times, since last October, and they removed private property rights from the citizens of the US along the way. There is now, no such thing as privately owned property in the United States. Two are ill, one has resigned, more are expected to resign as age takes it’s toll. Of the entire nine members of the court, only two can be relied upon to do their jobs as the constitution spells it out.

And finally, the United States is no longer United. We’re split into Red and Blue states. Some of the Blues have actually threatened secession! Those of us in the Red states look upon that threat as a hopeful promise and not just a threat! If you are laboring under the misconception that the United States would go to war to keep states from seceding… again, you are sadly mistaken. So, the door is wide open. Eventually the States will break up and go their separate ways.

So, as the annual “Silly Season” begins in earnest, this is where we stand. In a mess! But, then again, that’s democracy!

“Longstreet”