Breaking News: Iraq just like Indiana in summertime but with bombs and stuff

Jon Stewart and the gang do a great job of skewering the daily stupidity of our great politicians, but sometimes these fools just do the work themselves and there is no fake reporter set up needed.

A recent Congressional delegation visited a Baghdad marketplace, taking only mild precautions such as wearing bulletproof vests at all times and bringing along 100 soldiers in armed Humvees, hovering helicopters, and snipers for backup. Here's a sample of their clear-eyed take on the area's safety:

At a news conference shortly after their outing, Mr. McCain, an Arizona Republican, and his three Congressional colleagues described Shorja as a safe, bustling place full of hopeful and warmly welcoming Iraqis — “like a normal outdoor market in Indiana in the summertime,” offered Representative Mike Pence, an Indiana Republican who was a member of the delegation.

The word of the day is delusion. McCain and his fellow Straight Talk Express folks are trying to spread the word.