Must every holiday be an occasion for bashing President Bush? What is it with these creeps at The New York Times? The editorial board writes:

But the idea of freedom is not local. It is universal. Even in these very difficult times, four years deep into a war that has turned much of the world against this country, when some political leaders seek to arrogate the idea of freedom as their own political preserve, the universal freedom described in the Declaration of Independence remains a fundamental truth.

Hasn’t President Bush been saying, ad nauseam, that the war in Iraq is designed (among other things) to bring freedom to the Iraqi people? Hasn’t he been saying that freedom is universal rather than local? And why should Americans care that “much of the world” has turned against us? Is the world against liberation? Is the world against giving the Iraqi people a chance for democracy? In an ideal world, there would be no difference between doing what’s right and doing what’s popular. In the real world, we sometimes have to choose between these things. When that’s the case, we should do what’s right, not what’s popular.

Addendum: Here is Michelle Malkin’s birthday card to this great country. Thank you, Michelle. Have a wonderful holiday!

Addendum 2: If you haven’t read the Declaration of Independence in a while, you should read it again. Here it is.