Overkill

There's been a lot of talk recently- so I haven't done a lot of writing. We are in overkill.

Ever catch someone by surprise- maybe doing something they shouldn't be doing? Often the respond with words... lots and lots of words. They try to talk their way into control. They try to talk their way into logic.

And it's not possible. What you do is just talk your way into a bigger hole.

Barack Obama hasn't learned that lesson. He thinks his golden tongue (well, his teleprompter and recycled scripts) will be the serpent raised in the desert. The more he talks, it seems the worse it gets. Remember the Cambridge Police who acted "stupidly" accordin to the President? Having admitted ... though he didn't have all the facts, the orator in chief was sure his words would put to rest any need for further discussion about the issue. And rather than placate or alleviate all POTUS did was make it worse.

And so the Ground Zero victory tower...er...mosque. He would not comment on the mosque. It was a local issue. For weeks he skirted the issue until the iftar celebration at the White House when, before the right audience (of his choosing...) he comes out in favor of the mosque... though not the wisdom of the mosque... but it was a local issue... what??

I'm against the mosque because it doesn't have to be THERE. It could be anywhere else- it could be moved. And that is what we do in a tolerant society. We accommodate.

We don't put our nativity scenes out less it "offend" other religions.

We don't allow crosses to be used in monuments less it "offend" other religions.

And we don't put mosques where islam killed 3000 people less is "offend" other religions.

But this has all been said and re-said and said again. And we try to talk ourselves into logic: the Constitution guarantees the rights of religious freedom. Congress shall make no law against it. It seems logical.

But this isn't Congress. And this isn't prohibting anyone's religious freedom. It's protecting a pluarlistic society where religious sentiments need to coexist. So why wouldn't the Christmas tree scrooges be more sympathetic to those who want the mosque moved.

They try to talk themselves into logic. And instead they make the reasoning more difficult and the understanding more muddled.

As for koran burning... just as insensitive as the mosque. Funny how it stings both ways.