The Pendragon's Hall

There's been a huge flap about the arrest of antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan for sporting, of all things, an antiwar T-shirt at the President's State of the Union address. I don't know what it said, maybe "Resurrect my baby and bring him home," but the fuss has drowned out the arrest of the wife of a prominent GOP congressman for sporting a "Support the Troops" T-shirt. Nevertheless, the flap is entirely unnecessary. The same people squawking about freedom of speech were mad at the Vice-President for wearing "inappropriate" snow clothes to a memorial service for the Holocaust. Furthermore, the freedom of speech granted in the Constitution does not cover clothing. Wearing a T-shirt proclaiming your hatred for the President, or even your support of the President, is not appropriate in a formal setting such as a State of the Union address. Given Sheehan's history of mental imbalance, having her present at the speech would undoubtedly have resulted in even more disgraceful outbursts than occurred with her in prison. Unfortunately, for the idiot Congressman who invited her, 77% of Americans approved the President's speech, because it actually made common sense. Of course, Mr. Eyebrows' response could only have helped. Any gaffes the President made could only have sounded like Ronald Reagan after that.