May 2, 2008 10:22 AM

"A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus" - E. B. White

O.K. stop the groaning - apparently American farmers' sense of humus went missing long ago. Soaring food costs - George Bush is blaming the farmers, the farmers are blaming oil prices (and there must be a song in there somewhere). Others point the finger at "domestic and global economic growth, global weather, rising input costs for energy, international export restrictions, and new product markets, particularly biofuels." - they left out the war on terror and presidential primaries.

Meanwhile wrangling over The Farm Bill continues. America's Second Harvest, one of the 2008 ballot groups, is urging a swift resolution to this seemingly endless saga. The organization is facing a crisis year, having seen a 17-percent increase in service over the past three months, and 1.3 million new people joining the country's food stamp program in the past year. None of this is any laughing matter, politicians - make a decision!