I take back anything I said about Imam Rauf that questioned his motives.

[dkf]

If he knew what would happen, he would have picked a different spot. That is all I was trying to say too.

He wants to find middle ground. This too is what I thought a righteous man would consider.

Kudos to him.

[WCGreen]

1. I wish Obama would stand up for the Mosque...

But I know this is exactly what the GOP would want.

It would make it look as if Obama was taking the side of his "real" religion.

[dkf]

2. It's about to become part of our national security strategy.

I have a feeling Obama will be consulted.

[mzteris]

3. he loses with "them" no matter what he does

if he stands up for the mosque - he's a muslim, if he doesn't - he doesn't support freedom of religion. They will criticize him no matter what he does about anything.