When 'Progs' Collide

"Progressive" TIME magazine columnist Joe Klein is shocked and appalled that "progressive" Jew Abe Foxman of the ADL (who can usually be counted on to toe the "progressive" line) has come out against the Ground Zero, ahem, "Islamic Center":

The journey of the (Anti-)Defamation League from beacon of tolerance to slightly potty geyser of toxic foolishness continues apace. Two years ago, Abe Foxman--the ADL's very much over the hill president--accused me of anti-semitism for pointing out the Israel-first tendencies of more than a few neoconservatives, especially when it came to plumping for war with Iran (if you don't believe me, read anything--anything--that the goofy harridan Jennifer Rubin writes about Israel or President Obama over at the Commentary blog). Then, earlier this year, Foxman accused David Petraeus of being anti-Israel for making the indisputable point the the Israeli-Palestinian conflict doesn't make life any easier for US troops fighting in the region. And now Foxman has hit the jackpot, joining the intolerant know-nothings who are seeking to block the establishment of a mosque--actually an Islamic center-- near Ground Zero. The tragedy here is that the Islamic Center is precisely the sort of institution that the Anti-Defamation league traditionally supported...

No it's not. It's precisely the sort of institution that Muslims have traditionally built to symbolize their triumph and triumphalism. That Abe hasn't fallen for the "interfaith" blarney (taqiyyah) while Joe, obviously, has shows that some Obama-adoring "progs" are waking up (maybe), while others are determined to remain steadfastly asleep. It also demonstrates the incoherence of those progs who support Israel, since the prog agenda is one which deplores Zionism and seeks its demise (for the sake of "human rights" and "social justice" and "multiculturalism" and all that other "good" stuff, of course).

Update: "The goofy harridan Jennifer Rubin" writes:

...In the left’s vision, “tolerance” and indulgence of aberrant conduct is our burden and obligation, and ours alone. That not only leads to cultural surrender; it also infantilizes Muslims. They can’t be expected to exercise restraint or respect or even decency, it seems.

The mosque controversy is fascinating not because of what it reveals about radical Muslims. We — or at least those not practicing willful ignorance — have long since figured out what they are up to. No, what’s intriguing, and to a degree horrifying, is what it tells us about the left’s cockeyed view of “tolerance” and its inability to engage and refute the arguments of those who wish to destroy our society and murder our fellow citizens.

If that's "goofy" then my name is Farfour Mouse.