I wish I’d seen this article (courtesy of Bookslut) before I recorded the last show:

Check This Out - The National Review’s Dewey Murdock tells you exactly why “Libraries should be a key target of the Patriot Act.”

The basic thrust of the article is that terrorists frequent libraries, so libraries need to be on the list of places that federal investigators can actively track them. But lest we forget, terrorists like food, so you’d better get supermarkets and restaurants on there too. I understand that many terrorists like shopping, so you’d better get all retail locations on there too. And I understand that some terrorists like gas in their vehicles and haircuts, so you might want to add gas stations, barbershops and hair salons.

I don’t mean to make a mockery of a serious issue, but the argument put forth by Mr. Murdock is backed by evidence that is specious in some cases, almost laughable in others.

“While learning to fly, the Los Angeles Times reported on its front page on September 27, 2001, “Atta used computers at the public library and worked out at a Delray Beach health club.”

Uh oh, better add health clubs to the list.