So, why is it that 17 Republican members of Congress are coming together to support a law that forbids the troops from getting the things they want for support while fighting over in Iraq?

They’re living half a world away from their wives and girlfriends. Most of them are teenagers, or in their early 20s. They’re full of hormones, and they’ve been given tremendous responsibilities, and they don’t have any release for their tension.

There are a lot more serious problems for America to face than whether soldiers can buy Playboy with their own hard-earned money.