The House passed a resolution declaring that the United States will win the War on Terror. The first surprise is the utter unreality that must exist in our Congress for such a declaration to seem like a sensible use of resources. The second is that it received the craven support of 42 Democrats in passing.

The complete and institutionalized break from reality required for anyone to think that simply declaring something to be true, even if voted on by the House of Idiots, makes it the truth, or even merely inspirational, makes me rather frightened and sad. The language of the resolution is revealing of a national leadership deeply in denial about the hard, cold facts of life.

Text of the Resolution and commentary after the jump…

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