I satisfied my curiosity

I've known of Ann Coulter for some time, but after the recent flap about a comment she made (see March 5 post), I thought I'd grab one of her books and discover what her writing is like. Wow!

Her writing appears to be well researched...at least documented. And although she does get very sarcastic at times, Coulter does a good job of directing a spotlight on the absurdity of left-wing, liberal policies. Some of the quotes, if true and in their entirety, make some of our current legislators and presidential hopefuls look absolutely ridiculous.

BTW: the book I read? Treason.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised

While killing time in the hospital ER waiting room (an elderly church member fell in his garage and whacked his head ans was getting checked out), I watched Fox News, which aired a spot on the "outrage" spawned by a remark by Ann Coulter. She apparently had the audacity to use a word that centuries ago referred to a bound bundle of firewood, and her comment was apparently taken out of its larger context to generate the "outrage" the news was now reporting.

The same segment contrasted the liberal left-wing brouhaha--which apparently originated with John Edwards' preseidential campaign committee which used the opportunity to kick-off a fundraiser for Edwards' campaign--with the stunning silence from these same camps regarding Bill Maher's alleged wish that someone assasinate Vice President Dick Cheney!

I checked several online news sites--CNN, MSNBC, USAToday, Washington Post--and none carried one word about Bill Maher's comment, but all except the Post carried at least one article that touted the apparent "universal outrage" with Ms. Coulter.

So it seems okay for Democrats to lob serious armament against the Republicans (free press and free speech is guaranteed by the Constitution, after all); but just let someone from the Republican camp toss a grenade that spotlights the absurdity of "politically correctness," watch out!