Thomas Paine had it. So does John Brummett.

The “right” way to honor Barack Obama isn’t to let white-bread pompous Republican twits strip the resolution of factual words that offend their tender sensibilities. The “right” way to tax smokers for the health costs they create is about $6 a pack.

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