Tuesday, July 11, 2006

My Post For The 4th: On Spotting Idiots Vs Imprisoning Benedict Lichtblau


"Burning the flag is a stupid and ugly act, but there is something lovely and enlightened about a regime that tolerates it in the name of freedom. And of course it has the added benefit of making it easier to spot the idiots."

You might ask why flag burning is tolerable where the NYeT needs to go to prison for treason? Because flag burners aren't actually endangering the lives of my children.

UPDATE: Here's what our flag (and the neighbor's) looked like after we got home from the baseball game: