[silent_jonny]

are they really helping, or very much hurting the situation.

I vote for the latter. That Shemp is a real piece of ... work.

Like your tagline, BTW! :)

[NordP]

Thanks for the tag line compliment. I can't WAIT for the season to begin.

...and I surely wish that Jack Bauer were in charge in Iraq ;-) (and maybe Col. Hunt thrown in for good measure--love him too!)