It may come as a complete surprise to some, but I got into a political discussion with my dad's oldest friend (we're talkin' since 8th grade) last night at my mom's 65th birthday party. Yea...about the immigration deal, protectionism and such. This morning, I've got an email that references the conversation, along with a reference to this post by Michelle Malkin, who I just about can't stomach reading or listening to in radio interviews, any longer. So, I reply: Uh huh. And those clean-cut, middle-class-looking high-school students in Whittier, CA are what? Huh? Do you suppose they're American citizens or "illegals?" Look, I'm not particularly fond of seeing such a symbol tarnished in such a way either. I also suspect that the American Flag symbolizes something entirely different for me than it does for most--particularly judging by what I'm hearing lately. For me, it symbolizes freedom. It symbolizes a Declaration of Independence. It symbolizes freedom from oppressive governments like King George's and King Bush's. It symbolizes an ideal--an ideal premised upon the unalienable rights of individuals--rights that render all man-made law either moot, or an assault upon freedom and individualism. It has never, to me, symbolized anything having to do...