Well, it would appear those wacky guys in the Senate have finally come up with a way to completely relieve themselves of all responsibility for the war in Iraq. And they’ve also made the biggest scientific discovery of our time. They have invented a time machine.

Al Gore must be kicking himself for spending too much time flying around in private jets, accepting kudos for his “œclimatological research”, when he could have been getting in on this creation brought to us by the likes of Harry Reid, John Kerry, Joe Biden, Charles Schumer, Carl Levin, Russ Feingold and Jack Reed.

Apparently these geniuses have discovered that if they just wish hard enough, they get a do-over. I don’t know about you, but I went to a pretty tough elementary school and “œdo-overs” went out of the rule book in the first grade. But not for these illustrious Senators. They are demanding a do-over on the 2002 Iraq War Resolution. They somehow have it in their minds that if they close their eyes, click their heels together and chant “œI didn’t vote for the War”, they will magically be cleansed of any and all responsibility. John Kerry tried this in 2004 and it didn’t work ““ maybe this new method is akin to a séance, something that requires many believing participants. It certainly sounds as logical as a séance. And we all know they will find many believers within their ranks. I can’t understand why Hillary isn’t in on it, yet.

What I don’t understand is if the Democrats have possession of such an invention, why don’t they use it for more altruistic means? Why don’t they wish away the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks? That would entirely eliminate the war issue. Or how about Hurricane Katrina? What about global warming? Maybe they could take us all back to before the Industrial Revolution. Oh, then Nancy Pelosi would never make it from California to Washington in time to participate in the first One Hundred Days ““ or whatever the count is right now. (I’d like to get my hands on that magical calendar ““ there are a few upcoming dates I’d like to postpone.)

It seems to me as if they are being a tad selfish with their new toy. It seems as if they are only willing to use it if it serves their political agenda. Because what would any of us have to complain about if there were no war, no hurricanes, no global warming. It seems that things aren’t so bad after all, if all they can come up with to erase from the past is their collective vote for the war.

I have to say, if I had a tool like this, I’d be using it all the time. First, I’d like to go back and change all the hair-styles I tried in the 80’s. And the clothes I wore. And the awful pop music I was so fond of listening to. Then, I’d go back and order a salad instead of the pasta that gave me food poisoning at that quiet, little, out of the way café in Prague. And I’d take a different route to work on that rainy day in October ‘93, when I got in a bad car accident, totaled my VW and had to drive a shared hand-me-down 1982 Chevy Citation for a year that my brothers lovingly referred to as the “œChick Magnet”.

Now I know that all those do-overs sound self-serving and will have little impact on the world ““ except for the people in the other car. But isn’t that the message the Democrats are sending. If you agree to something, commit to something and it doesn’t turn out like you wanted, you can always change your mind and wish it away. It is never too late to change your mind. You can always flip-flop. Hmm, no wonder those Al-Quaeda guys are still hanging on. Maybe they are developing a time machine that takes you to the future.

GOPMOM

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