So it has all come down to this, eh? — Foley. Even if he results in the straw that broke the camel’s back, it will be a sad day for American politics. It would clearly be more important if voters concluded that the most recent soldier to die was sufficient grounds to turn a vote around.

In face of the prevailing issues — not self styled media issues — like a second look at the Patriot Act, the incompetence of Iraqi generals and the department of defense, the huge national debt, foreign trade imbalance, not to mention $ten trillion in personal debts, the obstinacy of the administration in face of international crises, energy independence, and the list goes on. Better for the democrats to simply question the validity of the antiquated Page Program, which is, I imagine, a privilege based on campaign donors and D.C. connections.