The Senate and House in the 110th Congress want to pull the plug on Iraq, according to usually reliable sources, because the Iraqi government hasn’t gotten anything done, at least, none of the really important stuff.
Insiders say the Iraqi lawmakers, although new at the game, are determined to “get it done” as more than one visitor from the 110th Congress has stressed.
One source has been following the “Rename the Post Offices” initiative around the war torn countryside, and reports that almost every post office that is still usable has been renamed.
We hear that the “Minimum Wage Law” initiative is nearing completion.
The “Earmarks” initiative is the trickiest: the old name (“pork”) just couldn’t be used in Iraq, and the 110th Congress model, which they’re trying to follow, changes faster than they can keep up. Also, this is territory that involves a tangle of ancient tribal and family issues that may well defy quick solutions.
However, the “Homeland Security” initiative, modeled after the US organization, has been postponed for the present, pending additional studies.
Nevertheless, there is a small but growing group of supporters who are convinced that Iraq will fashion a distinct new government befitting the unique heritage of that ancient land.
And maybe they might then return the favor and help us jump start our own lawmaking apparatus. Maybe a new slogan . . . .
Maybe.
