[Strangler Lewis]

Dobson is a bad man, but I don't think there was anything out of the ordinary about what he said. It basically boils down to, "We're powerful constituents, and we get to try to muscle politicians to do what we want because we want it. We don't have to convince anyone it's for the common good."

There are limits to teachable moments. When Thurgood Marshall was litigating Brown and its predecessors, he ran like hell from all involvement with the American Communist party, even though they supposedly had the black man's interest at heart.

If I were a demonized American Muslim, I would vote for Obama in a heartbeat because I would feel safer (domestically) with him as president. Of course, for him to get to be president, he probably has to win Florida.