Q: It's 5:52AM — do you know where your political strategy went?

A: As one Democratic Senator (can't remember who. some lady. it's very early) explained to the media last night, "This is not a political stunt. This is reality." Unfortunately, that statement proved to be not very realistic.

No, Harry Reid's all-night bloviati-thon is unlikely to have been successful in convincing jackass Republicans, or jackass Liebermans, to force an end to the war — not unless sleep deprivation proves to be as successful a coercion tactic as the CIA claims. (I suspect Reid will have to up the ante next week, to stress positions and eventually waterboarding.)

But Reid can at least claim victory here in the sense that... well, you know... yeah, I can't think of anything.

One reason — perhaps the biggest reason — Congress' approval ratings are so low is because Americans have the impression no one is getting anything done. Spending all night very dramatically not getting anything done, in the midst of a media frenzy, isn't going to help that.

On the other hand, Jerry Lewis did a wonderful job again with the hosting duties.

MEANWHILE: While we waste time and money and lives in Iraq, the people we purport to be fighting, Al-Qaeda, are hosting a little sleepaway camp of their own in Pakistan. Good times.