Incredible, Indeed

Sarah Vowell, the voice of Violet Parr in "The Incredibles," has an editorial in The New York Times today.

First of all, I'm pleased to see the Times get a woman to replace, at least occasionally and temporarily, Maureen Dowd, who's currently on leave. As I've stated before, there's an embarrassing dearth of women on the Op-Ed pages over there.

Secondly, Sarah Vowell's tone, usually heard in her sardonic stories on NPR, is rare for the hoity-toity Times, so that's nice.

Thirdly, her subject matter surprised me. She's shocked that Pat Robertson could stir admiration in her, and frankly, I'm right there with her. I've always put Pat on par with Jerry Falwell and Pat Buchanan, who are two of the biggest douchebags on the planet. But Pat Robertson says that he supports teaching proper condom use, along with abstinence, in the fight against AIDS in Africa. Until today, I considered this as unlikely as Bush nominating a gay loving abortionist to the Supreme Court.

So, today, I say, "Right on, Pat." Violet Incredible thinks you're incredible, and I couldn't agree more. Now just don't go fuck it up tomorrow by saying the homosexuals are bringing the wrath of God on, well, anywhere, simply because they, say, exist.