Lovely. We appear to be looking at another confluence of events which could signify the Bush administration's final credibility collapsing nail-in-the-coffin moment, all pretenses lifted and all sharks jumped.

I have a bad premonition about the next six months.

Item #1: Negotiations on a peace treaty with North Korea.

Or, "Operation Say Uncle." If I'm not mistaken, this approach did not work out too well for the previous regime. In fact, it resulted in a nuclear-armed North Korea. Well...how could this end up worse? What's the next incrementally bad thing that could happen?

Aww, heck, I'm just a silly goose for even asking the question. That Korean Elvis dude is probably someone you could tip a few brewskies with.

Item #2: "On the streets of major cities, crowds have rallied in support of those in our country illegally."

This was the president talking, apparently attempting to make the emotional case that such "rallying" in itself constituted a rational moral obligation for American citizens to approve a widespread amnesty for illegal occupants. Well, it is a sweet emotion, so I'll leave it at that. If they rally, we must heed them.

Item #3: President Bush is predicting victory for Republicans in November congressional elections based on a record of promoting freedom and opportunity at home and abroad.

That's a nice thought, I have to admit. I want to believe it just like I want ponies and puppies for all of my sweet little nieces.

But back here in dirty reality, I really have to fear: There is a rebellion underway. (And even as a resident of one of the areas mentioned, I think Rush may be a little too optimistic about the immediate future).

Because this is a family-friendly forum, we cannot speculate.