Honoring a Socialist.

You would think Alabamians would be more careful about their heroes. I honor Helen Keller for her achievements. She has a record anyone, sighted nor not, would be proud of. But come on! She was a Socialist, and not in the "one-size-fits-all" use of the word we hear at teabagging protests today. She was the real deal. She was also a pacifist and a supporter of birth control, an honest to God liberal who today would be the subject of verbal assault on Talk-Radio worse than what's thrown at Nancy Pelosi. She was even was a founder of The American Civil Liberties Union! The dreaded ACLU!!!!

Yet now we have a statue of her representing the state in Statuary Hall that will be dedicated next week. Rep. Parker Griffith (BD- AL) honored her today with a speech. She's on the official Alabama quarter! Of course we also hate Former President Jimmy Carter, perhaps the most religious president in recent history. Perhaps the welcome signs at the state line should read

Welcome to Alabama: State of Contradictions.