This Is How America Will Die

Besides the possibly mortal wounds being inflicted by The One and his minions, these self-inflicted cuts are the same kind that killed England.

People in America are free to believe whatever they wish. And a lot of them believe some pretty wild stuff. Religion is a matter of personal conscience, individual behavior, and family tradition. But no religious law can be allowed to take root in America, something the mostly quite religious Founding Fathers understood all too well.

Sharia Law has no place in America nor in any modern, free society. It is a small-minded, violent relic of barbarity. When your tax dollars go to support it, or even when you let your neighbors practice it, your country is dying.

Dear Barry

Barry on selecting just the right gift.

With my busy schedule of entertaining foreign dignitaries and celebrities at the White House, I know how important a well chosen gift can be. Two weeks ago, for example, we received a visit from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The Prime Minister brought a few housewarming gag gifts including a pen set made from a boat, a framed paper thing from another boat, and some old books by Churchill (not Ward, but that English guy). Obviously we wanted to return the nice gesture so I sent my interns out on a scavenger hunt for an appropriate present. They couldn’t find anything in the West Wing, but luckily Costco was open and was running a 25-for-the-price-of-10 clearance sale in the DVD department. You should have seen Mr. Brown light up when he opened that sack of classic titles like “Wizard of Oz” and “Baby Geniuses 2.” I like to think those DVDs helped cement our Anglo-American “special relationship” even if, as he mentioned to me, they probably wouldn’t work in his European player. Thinking quickly, I told the PM I would send him an American DVD player as soon as I earned enough cash-back points on my Costco card. Crisis averted, but that episode taught me a valuable lesson: always keep a stock of gifts handy in case some foreign poobah or supreme religious figure or failing industry leader pops by for coffee. As a result, I make sure the Oval Office closet is filled with pre-wrapped Sham-Wows and Snuggle blankets and trillion dollar bailout packages for whatever gift emergency might arise.

Behind Closed Doors

In Washington, D.C.

MSM Quiz

Q: Whe is it OK to ignore Warren Buffett?

A: When he criticizes the Messiah.

I wish I had $10K or so to blow…

…on an old book.