How we got 'Iraq War, the Cliff Notes' version written.

Sen. Frist: "We need to have a debate on our terms about the War on Terra in Iraq. We need everyone on board and on point for this one."

Sen. McConnell: "Ahm, Chief, we have several Sens who can't remember why we are in Iraq. Ahm, we have explained this to them and re-explained it as we, ahm, changed the reasons for the continued war. I tried several times to explain this to Santorum and Allen. I even used toy army men and an Etch-a-Sketch so they would understand. I drew pictures, mentioned John Wayne movies, nothing worked. I don't know what we can do."

Frist: "Maybe we need something else, something even an idiot .... hey, I have an idea! What about a new guide, 'The Iraq War for Dummies' type thing? That might work. It's certainly appropriate, particularly for those two and for Sessions as well."

McConnell: "Wow, great idea. Wait, wait, we can't do it."

Frist: "Why not? We could get the Pentagon to do it. It's not like their busy getting body armor shipped or anything. They have loads of time to do grunt work for the Republican Party."

McConnell: "Allen could never finish a real book. I don't think he's ever read a complete book in his whole life. He would just flip through it and complain that there weren't enough pictures in it and he got bored."

Frist: "Crap. I keep forgetting about our 'special needs' Senator. Damn. Hey, maybe the drones at the Pentagon could come up with the Cliff Notes version. We could get someone to read it to George and Ricky and Jeff and we could put pictures in it and then tell them that if they memorize the good bitey parts of it, we can give them money to put in their re-election campaigns. Jeff isn't running this year, but he doesn't know that, so I think it will work for him as well. What do you think?"

McConnell: "Brilliant!"

Frist and McConnell together: "Brilliant!"

And so it goes.