Drollery aside, I agree with you. That so-called “defense” on CBS an hour ago was such an insult to my intelligence that I feared for the integrity of my brain tissue.

OK, I feel a little better now. At least I wasn’t the only one. What the deuce has happened to the Democrats? (OK, I”m a Democrat, but I no longer understand them.) I watched Robert Reich make an absolute fool of himself over this issue on FOX. I tend to think that Roger is right that “this cannot stand” because if it does it’ll be like an infected wound that’s closed prematurely. It’ll fester and eventually become deadly. Here’s what worries me:

Is this just plain old garden variety ignorance, or is it something more ominous? Is this the “horrible schizophrenia” that Qutb thinks his version of Islam can target effectively? Does he actually see a vulnerability that has escaped our attention?