Child's play in Iraq

Augustine wrote that "Moral character is assessed not by what a man knows but by what he loves." We would add that character, along with courage and leadership, is also assessed not by what a man says, but by what he does.

That's why we like this piece from American Thinker - it's thought provoking, if not right on the money. Whether it's current Congressmen or presidential hopefuls, Democrats or Republicans, we are growing weary of politicians who do more whining than working, and who's "new solutions" are nothing more than just recycled rhetoric.

It is true: government is run like a business, and many businesses are structured like our government. And yet most elected officials, if they acted as corporate directors they way they act as politicians, would be booted out by the shareholders quicker than you can say cumulative voting. Their ideas are as unoriginal as Gob Bluth, and their efficiency and productivity make Columbia's downtown Wendy's look like a well oiled machine.

Talk is cheap, Washington, and its a fact of life that you only get what you paid for. And just like any business, if the customer's don't get what they demand and deserve, they'll take their business somewhere else.