On to Trent Lott, who by staying on is helping the Democrats more than they can help themselves right now. Some more journalistic digging now has him defending racial discrimination back in the 80s.

But his arguments then contain an opinion I completely agree with:

Lott said if the Internal Revenue Service succeeded in revoking the tax exempt status of [Bob Jones] university [which banned inter-racial dating], it might have far reaching implications. “The IRS might next decide to deny exemptions to churches that refuse to ordain women,” he argued.

Yes! What a fantastic idea! I could see why the state might have tax exemptions for your non-profit organization, as long as you do not practice discriminatory policies in hiring, promotion, and conduct. If you can’t do that, feel free to associate and do whatever you want (short of cross burning), but don’t expect any special favors from the state. It’s everybody’s responsibility to contribute financially to the good functioning of society, and if you want to be an exception, your altruism better be not be at the expense of a particular group of people.

Good idea, Trent. Now, about segregation…

[Mon, Dec 09 2002 – 16:10] Charles Kenny (www) (email) Stefan –your twin is currently appearing as ‘area man’ in a ratehr unfunny The Onion report. See:

http://www.theonion.com/onion3845/area_man_thinking.html

Is this an argument for or against a sense of humor being genetic?