
Shame on me. The Pulitzer prize winning Divine Ms. D is still wicked smart with the English language (sometimes she's wicked wicked as well, but she's never dull).


There were torches and pitchforks down the streets of DC over the weekend and judging by the signs, none of these "patriots" could decide exactly what they thought Obama represented. I mean, can one person simultaneously be a Commie Fascist Kenyan Muslim? And the Joker?
I know what their biggest fear is, and though they haven't yet articulated it explicitly, it lives as an undercurrent to everything they stand for: clearly Obama will next be demanding a Government take over of that most sacred of American institutions, the Klu Klux Klan. Damn socialists! We'll have to stand in long lines and fill out unnecessary forms just so we can be issued defective nooses, flame retardant flaming crosses and yellowed robes and hoods. Probably manufactured by illegal immigrants! And after that? God forbid - NASCAR?!?!?
Anyway, sorry. Got off topic.
I promise not to stray again, Maureen! This week's column was right on and funny to boot (per your norm). I'm now going to get caught up on what I missed.