It is my familiar whine/refrain: “If this were a Republican, rather than a Democrat . . .” — you could utter it, sing it, 50 times a week. I just read Byron York’s article on Joe Biden and charity — the barely existent sums they have contributed, over the years. And if this were a Republican? The label “Scrooge” would be firmly affixed to the fella.

Biden is in the U.S. Senate. You would think that, if only to cover his political hiney, he would cough up more — I mean, just for show.

A different subject: Toward the end of my Impromptus today, I have a photo of golf in Iraq — golf played by our servicemen “over there.” (This relates to President Bush’s decision not to play golf while we are at war — an issue that has popped up in my column.) Well, other photos are coming in too. And as soon as I become more technically adept — I’ll share them. (Not sure whether it will be before the end of Obama-Biden’s — or McCain-Palin’s — first term.)

P.S. Hey, maybe the Democrats can make an ad against my computer and Internet ability!

P.P.S. How’d that one photo get in my column in the first place? That wasn’t me — that was K-Lo. They could never make such an ad against her!