Our representatives in Washington

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R. - Colo.) wants the Interior Dept. to reconsider the winning design for the memorial to Flight 93, "Crescent of Embrace":

because of the crescent's prominent use as a symbol in Islam ... It seems that such a symbol is unsuitable for paying appropriate tribute to the heroes of Flight 93 or the ensuing American struggle against radical Islam.

Tancredo, who represents a district spread out over the Denver suburbs, also thinks no federal funds should go to Louisiana or New Orleans because "Given the documented public corruption in the state, I am not confident that Louisiana officials can be trusted to administer federal relief aid."