Syrians Leave Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- The last of the remaining 14,000 Syrian troops pulled out of Lebanon today, under pressure from the U.S. and the United Nations. In a ceremony which mostly praised Syria and Bashar al-Assad, Syria's President, the exiting troops tried to put a "happy face" on what was clearly a victory for the anti-Syrian movement within Lebanon.

Democrats on Capitol Hill immediately began praising the good work of their fellow Democratic leadership. "Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Harry Reid (D-NV) did a fantastic job getting those Syrians out of Lebanon", said Joe Biden (D-DE).

Not to be outdone, Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) the Senate Majority Leader, suggested that President Bush (R-TX) should get some of the credit. "He gets blamed for everything else", said Frist. "Nonsense", said a NY Times reporter (D-NY). "We only blame George Bush for the BAD stuff that happens".