Foley's Follies

Let's talk hypocrisy. There are those who have greater respect for viscious terrorists who have vowed to kill us, and who send their young people to us with bombs, than for the citizens of the United States. We aren't supposed to monitor the phone calls and internet communications of terrorists. We have to provide them with all the benefits of the U.S. judicial system. Heaven forbid they should suffer any discomfort.

Yet, if you're an American, especially a gay one, the holier-than-thou are all over you. Eavesdropping, domestic spying, and blame before the facts are in, and we hound a person to resign, and attack his colleagues for not being "their brother's keeper." And the most reprehensible part is that it's completely political. The question is, "If you vote the Democrats into office, will we get less or more of this nonsense?"

Vive la revolution!

The end of the world s'approche. The prime minister of France announced Sunday that a ban on smoking in schools, airports, offices and other public buildings will start in February, while restaurants, dance clubs and some bars have until 2008 to comply. What are the chances the French will stand still for this abuse? The next thing you know, the government will be banning dogs from restaurants and shooing the cats off the continental breakfast tables.