Close to politics

So, some ten percent of Americans think Obama is Muslim, eh? Why does this not surprise me?

I don't have a race card to deal with. I don't have wingnut talk show hosts whipping people into a frenzy. What I do have is a highly unusual name from a very small country, and in many parts of this country, that's close to a crime.

Some years back, when our Department of Homeland Stupidity managed to detain a few travelers for the crime of being Welsh, I crossed a threshold after a lifetime of this crap. I don't care any more about the worthless opinions of people who find any name stranger than "Billy Bob" too complicated to handle.

I suggest Sen. Obama do the same.