Don’t take the bait–ignore the Ground Zero Mosque

This mosque will, no doubt, be seen by some Muslims as a victory dance. Muslim societies are theocratic and have a history of conquering and imposing their religion/law upon the conquered. Muslim rulers often married the wives of their opponents in order to gain ties of kinship with their new subjects. Our country should be safe, since the notion of having to be married to Hillary Clinton or Janet Napolitano should deter Muslims from wanting to conquer us.

We have given them what they wanted: attention on this issue. We should, like Obama said, hold to our values. Politicians are going to demagogue the issue, as they are prone to do. It is fun to watch the lesser ones like Harry Reid squirm and flip-flop. Most troubling is Nancy Pelosi’s idea of investigating those who are speaking out against the mosque. That bothers me more than anything in this saga.

Ironically, we invaded two countries to impose democracy and our way of life on others. It seems a mistake not to live up to those ideals here in America.

As Americans, we can show the world what we stand for and why we deserve to be emulated. This is an opportunity to do so.

Ron Hart is a syndicated op-ed humorist, author and TV/radio commentator.  Email Ron@RonaldHart.com or visit RonaldHart.com