Not one to often praise the President, because of his message of tolerance and open acceptance of Islam as a faith and most, importantly, Muslims as good Americans, I’m proud of the man and Colin Powell who have taken shots at the Christian Right in the last few days. Bush does here and Powell does here. And I’ll take the Guardian to task for saying Bush is doing it because the election allows him more freedom from the fruitcakes on the right. Bush seems to see this as an issue of right and wrong–and he is on the right side. Good for him.
Muslims came to America because it is a tolerant nation based on the dignity of the individual. It is a damn shame when the dimmer element of the United States population fail to grasp the best defense against Islamists is to provide an alternative that inspires hope.