War on Porn

As sops to the religious right go, this one seems unlikely to generate the same kind of passion as would a War on Abortion and/or a War on Homos.

Even those who be will charged with executing Bush's latest metaphorical bellum see it as a joke, at best. At worst, it is a dangerous distraction from what should be the president's real priorities.

The Washington Post reports:

The new squad will divert eight agents, a supervisor and assorted support staff to gather evidence against "manufacturers and purveyors" of pornography -- not the kind exploiting children, but the kind that depicts, and is marketed to, consenting adults.

"I guess this means we've won the war on terror," said one exasperated FBI agent, speaking on the condition of anonymity because poking fun at headquarters is not regarded as career-enhancing. "We must not need any more resources for espionage."

Here's a thought, Mr. President: if you're bored with the War on Terror, how about leading that charge to outlaw abortion, as you led Christian conservatives to believe you would do during the campaign? Or, what about that Federal Marriage Amendment? Wasn't that the implied promise couched inside of all of that "sanctity of marriage" blather?

Why start picking a fight now over pornography when all these other "priorities" remain unaddressed?