Politics: Sigh.

President Bush will use a recess appointment to install vile racist Daniel Pipes on the board of the United States Institute of Peace. This is ironic because Pipes has made some shocking statements that appear to run counter to the goals of the USIP. He has said that Muslims deserve extra scrutiny and that African American Muslims are all anti-American, anti-Christian and anti-Semitic. He has refused on the record to condemn the internment of Japanese Americans during the second world war, and he started a project to demagogue academics who don't agree with his extremist views. It goes without saying that he is entitled to his opinions, but should he get a government position to spout his racist bile? I guess the answer to that question doesn't matter to the President and the rest of those sons of bitches.