Carl Levin (CNN)

Throughout the course of this semester, I’ve tried to avoid weighing in on such cosmic issues like world peace, a nuclear Iran, reconstituting Pluto’s status as a planet
and the like.

For purely journalistic reasons, I’ve tried to dodge giving my opinions on Iraq, as I am not there to see the situation myself. As New York Times columnist David Brooks told some aspiring journalists last spring, he avoids writing about the subject because he won’t go over there to scout out the sights in person.

But with the election good and over, there are many changes in store for the direction of our government and the war. And with new white-haired men in suits assuming leadership posts, there comes a fresh batch of combovers.

Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is poised to chair the elite Armed Services Committee, which will have a major say in new policy for executing our efforts in Iraq. I’m not trying to question his effectiveness as a leader or anything, but I do tend to wonder what else he’s hiding if he feels the need to keep a combover to maintain his pride.

Sen. Levin is calling for a new direction in Iraq. But perhaps he needs more urgently a new direction in his hair. Maybe a “cut and run” session with his stylist, or a “partition” around the bald spot. Either way, consider this a call for immediate action.

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