In case you haven't been watching the subprime mortgage and hedge fund crisis, we're facing an economic meltdown and the Republican administration of George W Bush is pissing our fortune away on death and destruction in some far away land. Meanwhile, poorly maintained infrastructure is falling apart around us - bridges collapsing and the like. If it wasn't for that one branch of government still left in the hands of stubborn Republicans, we'd already be out of Iraq.
Thanks, Republicans. We owe you all so much.