Now that 17th Congressional District Dems are through entertaining us with novel nominating maneuvers, it's time to move on to the important stuff. Start with Iraq. No difference there between Republican Andrea Zinga and newly named Dem nominee Phil Hare. Both think there ought to be a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops. Haven't heard either say anything about dates -- and without dates, talking about timetables is pretty much the same as accepting the status quo. Several other similarities, too.