Tancredo

I miss most of the news, but ran across remarks made by a legislator from Colorado, a Mr. Tancredo, to the effect that bombing Mecca in retribution for a major attack on the U.S. by Muslim extremists is a viable alternative. Fortunately, there are conservaties--some who actually don't froth or eat their young, some of my dear friends will be surprised to learn--who have a balanced response to such a proposed course of action. Talk show host Hugh Hewitt says:

"I want to be very clear on this. No responsible American can endorse the idea that the U.S. is in a war with Islam. That is repugnant and wrong, and bloggers and writers and would-be bloggers and writers have to chose sides on this, especially if you are a center-right blogger. The idea that all of Islam is the problem is a fringe opinion. It cannot be welcomed into mainstream thought because it is factually wrong. If Tancredo's blunder does not offend you, then you do not understand the GWOT (Global War on Terrorism)."

Youth Reprised

I sat up with a friend last night. He'd had a tough day. On top of that, his spouse had gone to Wolftrap with a friend to see Peter Pan, so he had to wait around until she got back before he could go home. It was a no-brainer. This was a job for beer.

I didn't have many beers, so I supplemented. My cup was full of ice and Maker's Mark. The new food pyramid advocates five servings of fruit and vegetables daily, so I got my serving of corn. We sat, grumbled, smoked, listened to music, relaxed, lit little candles, went to pick up the Mrs. when she arrived in the area, and came back to my little sanctuary and visited until 1:30 this morning. And that was very nice. Not too smart. Ill considered. Perhaps a bit daft for a work night. But very nice. And I am promising myself that I will not do that often at all in the future. I think I had a mid-week weekend. Now I need the days off that are supposed to go with it.