Those liberties are, of course, best defended with a weapon, which is why Paul's lobbying group is giving away an AR-15 semiautomatic military-style assault rifle — a dazzling instrument for defending the basic values of the American soul.
An old newsletter containing outrageous attacks against America's minorities has caught up with Republican Ron Paul. He denies everything, but not very convincingly.
It cannot be denied that what happened today is precisely that which Jacques Chirac had feared and indeed articulated in support of his decision not to get involved in Iraq: the implosion of the entire region.