"You Lie!"

Last night's "you lie!" outburst is pretty weak tea compared to this (which is also far more entertaining):



All the time and energy spent decrying Joe Wilson's "bad manners" makes clear that our mainstream political discourse is not only deadened by protocol, but also more concerned with maintaining an appearance of "civility" than with maintaining a civilization.

Instead of spending a day considering the merits of including 12 million "illegal" immigrants in a universal health care plan, the media's too eager to focus on some loud-mouthed congressman from South Carolina, whose politics are undoubtedly more offensive than his lack of decorum.

More than a few Democrats are to blame for not displaying Wilson's gusto while Bush stood at the same podium, spinning tales about enriched uranium.