Which means this country simply is not serious about dealing with issues any longer and would rather engage in deceptions to the public that something is being done - because to do something, you first have to determine who screwed the pooch in the first place, and the power structure can't allow that now, can they?
And there you have it: what we are seeing is the REAL "power structure" in D.C.; pay attention to who it is; it is NOT the president of this country.
And therein lies the answer to why Bush never could get very much done.
There really isn't much different to do. Our losses in Iraq when put in perspective have been very small for 3+ years of war. They don't even match those absorded in taking small islands in WWII or during a couple of hours in the major battles of the Civil War.
Things are nowhere near as bad in Iraq as the Treason Media has convinced the short brained they are.
Fortunately we have a President who will just keep working no matter what these lamebrains say.