The Los Angeles City Council narrowly voted down a supposed resolution “against the war against Iraq.” Problem is, the drafters of the resolution are idiots. Even if they had passed it, and even if the administration gave a rat’s keester about the opinion of the City Council of Los Angeles, it would still have had no effect, because there is no chance of what they’re opposing happening anyway.

Here are the key words:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with the concurrence of the Mayor, that by the adoption of this Resolution, the City of Los Angeles hereby includes in its 2003-2004 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for all international diplomatic efforts to resolve the current conflict with Iraq, and OPPOSES a unilateral war against Iraq.

See, here’s the rub. We have no intention of going into a “unilateral war” against Iraq. Unilateral means, to anyone with an IQ higher than room temperature in an uninsulated shack at the north pole in January, and capable of reading an English dictionary, “by oneself.” We already have dozens of countries signed up to support our actions in the Middle East, but to these cretins, “unilateral” apparently means “without sanction of the United Nations.” Of course, as a result of UNSCR 1441, we already have that too, but we wouldn’t want to explode their miniscule brains by confusing them with facts and reality.