Freedom of Speech, a Good Idea, but...

Once upon a time there was a congressman from South Carolina who I admired. He led the impeachment charge against Bill Clinton. Then the congressman grew ever more ambitious and compromised in his ways and became a United States senator. He calls himself Lindsey Graham. I call him hypocrite. I also call him other things, but hypocrite is sufficient. Recently, a Christian heretic down in Florida burned a copy of the Koran to protest those useful idiots who insist Islam is a religion of peace. Overseas, some practitioners of that peaceful religion butchered several innocent victims to protest the Christian heretic's protest. In one case a book was burned and in the other case several human beings were savagely murdered. You can decide which protesters were worse. Lindsey Graham decided the book burning heretic was. He went on to pontificate about how freedom of speech was a good idea, but maybe the book burner went too far and maybe something should be done about it. (God forbid Lindsey baby should think something should be done about murdering terrorists.) Graham wasn't the only so called American politician to blame the heretic down south for the murders. Senate leader Harry Reid joined in saying the matter needed to be looked into, that is to say, perhaps there are exceptions to the 'idea' of freedom of speech. None of these politicians admitted that freedom of speech is a constitutional right, just a 'good idea'. Holy crap! Next thing you know, Lindsey and Harry will be offering a resolution congratulating Communist China for their 'good idea' of what constitutes free speech.

George Orwell must be spinning in his grave from an overdose of hysterical laughter.

I don't know which will happen first, America going broke or America going despotic, but we on the path to each.