How cool is this? It seems almost certain that we will soon have a Muslim Congressman in the House of Representatives.

State Rep. Keith Ellison overcame setbacks and questions about his past to win the DFL nomination to succeed U.S. Rep. Martin Sabo, placing him on the verge of becoming the first Muslim elected to Congress.

The Minnesota 5th -- Minneapolis and some inner ring suburbs -- is solidly Democratic so this is a lock.

We're an overwhelmingly Chrirtian country in the middle of not one but two hot wars and one long, twilight struggle with various Muslim foes, and the good people of Lake Woebegon elect a Muslim.
We all wish Mr. Ellison well but of course he will be treated to the same assumption of guilt we apply to all members of the US House. Muslim Congressman is not a problem. Muslim Congressman is the problem.

This entry was posted by Michael Reynolds, on Wednesday, September 13, 2006. You can leave your response.