In A Gloomy Mood Tonight, Are We?

"Iceberg Tips" from The Ryskind Sketchbook

Speaking of dimmest possible views of Islam, this post quotes Paul Johnson backing up a quip someone made at lunch on Sunday to the effect that we already have Moderate Muslims --they're called Jews. Much as I'd like to join the zeitgeist and blame the Jooos for everything, I think it's a Christian heresy, actually. The Dome of the Rock isn't inscribed with a Sura denouncing Moses. . . . And the post closes with an invitation to join the Manuel II Paleologos Appreciation Society and Anti-Dehellenization League. Heh.