Message: They Care

GOP to Strike Arctic Drilling From House Bill says the headline on A4.

It's all good, friends. It's part of a new Wellness Initiative. GOP leaders have decided Republicans and conservatives get too worked up about national elections. High blood pressure, sleepless nights, you name it. So the idea is, if most legislation that gets passed in a Republican-controlled Congress is indistinguishable from what Democrats prefer, well then, who cares what happens on Nov. 7, 2006.

And as a bonus there's no need to watch Hardball that night. I guarantee you Law & Order will be running somewhere.