Hewitt Takes Tancredo to the Wood Shed...and Well He Should!

Hugh Hewitt is a conservative Republican and committed Christian. Hewitt has been a friend of Congressman Tom Tancredo, the Colorado Republican, who has engaged in public speculation about bombing Mecca and other Muslim holy sites.

When Tancredo first made his remarks, Hewitt used his blog and his radio show to firmly repudiate the comments not only because they fail to help the cause of antiterrorism, but also because they dishonor the millions of Muslims around the world who have nothing to do with terrorism, because they dishonor the Muslims who are loyal American citizens and are fighting in our armed forces today, because Mecca has no strategic value in any war, and because, in spite of Osama bin Laden's warped rhetoric and evil actions, the war on terrorism is not a war on Islam. Hewitt's reasoning is sound on this matter.

Tancredo has not backtracked from his absurd comments, in spite of not receiving any support from any national leader, Republican or Democrat, including the President of the United States. In fact, Tancredo has instead, defended his remark.

Now, Hewitt has taken the Colorado congressman to the woodshed. He, I should point out, is no member of the so-called "mainstream media" elite. Hewitt is a card-carrying conservative, former member of the Reagan White House staff, and torch-bearer for conservatism through his columns, radio show, books, and blog.

I admire Hewitt's pursuit of this matter. When Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois made his recent irresponsible comments, an insufficient number of Democrats spoke up to censure him. I hope that Republicans will not make the same mistake with regard to Tancredo's statements.

In the past, I've said when I've disagreed with Hewitt--his rejection of and my support for the Senate Gang of Fourteen's compromise on judicial filibusters comes to mind. But I have just one thing to say: You go, Hugh! Read Hewitt's entire post on this matter.