Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Better Than Disaster So Far

clipped from powerlineblog.com

These data, taken as a whole, portray a group of people who are integrated into American life economically to a remarkable degree; socially to a considerable degree; and ideologically to a reasonable degree. Too many of them are Democrats, to be sure, both because they disapprove of our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan--a great many Muslims aren't opposed to the murder and oppression of Muslims, they just want it to be done by fellow Muslims--and because they tend to want an activist government. But only a tiny minority express views that are really alarming. The story of Muslim assimilation in America is still being written, of course, but the extent to which Muslims have succeeded economically bodes well, I think, for the future.

But more Trutherness than would be optimal...