The Los Angeles City Council narrowly voted down a supposed resolution "against the war against Iraq." Problem is, the drafters of the resolution are idiots. Even if they had passed it, and even if the administration gave a rat's keester about the opinion of the City Council of Los Angeles, it would still have had no effect, because there is no chance of what they're opposing happening anyway.

Here are the key words:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with the concurrence of the Mayor, that by the adoption of this Resolution, the City of Los Angeles hereby includes in its 2003-2004 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for all international diplomatic efforts to resolve the current conflict with Iraq, and OPPOSES a unilateral war against Iraq.

See, here's the rub. We have no intention of going into a "unilateral war" against Iraq. Unilateral means, to anyone with an IQ higher than room temperature in an uninsulated shack at the north pole in January, and capable of reading an English dictionary, "by oneself." We already have dozens of countries signed up to support our actions in the Middle East, but to these cretins, "unilateral" apparently means "without sanction of the United Nations." Of course, as a result of UNSCR 1441, we already have that too, but we wouldn't want to explode their miniscule brains by confusing them with facts and reality.

..and as the Great Carnac holds the envelope up to his sequined turbin and he gives his answer to the question hidden in the envelope, "facts, reality and pride in America!!" Ed opens the envelope and reads the question, "Name 3 things in short supply among the upper classes of California."

Reminds me of this teeny town in Northern California I lived in called Arcata, where the Green Party-dominated city council would always adopt theses "resolutions" like declaring their stance against war, the Clinton impeachment, fluoridated water, spotted owls, you name it. It was silly, really. They would all stand around and pat themselves on the pack for being such caring and terrific people at the end of every meeting. Meanwhile, anybody who has any real power to do anything about all of it are thinking "File under: Who Gives A Cr*p".

Do you think we could get North Korea to test one of ther Nukes on California? Seems it would solve the problems. Period