QUOTE OF THE DAY – AT 7:57 P.M. ET:  Reflecting on the rough treatment given to former Army Sergeant Anthony Maschek, severely wounded in combat and in a wheelchair, when he tried to make a pro-ROTC speech to a meeting at Columbia University, where he is now a student.  From an editorial in the Washington Times:

It would be interesting to see how mollycoddled undergraduates and administrators might react to being forced to make a sacrifice far less significant than those Mr. Maschek has made. Congress could restrict federal funding, including student loans, from schools that continue to ban ROTC programs from campus. Freedom isn’t free, and it may be time for the anti-military bigots to learn that their position carries a price.

COMMENT:  Excellent idea, something I've always believed was the correct course.  In our entitlement society, universities have gotten the idea that they have a right to federal grants.  They do not.  Congress might remind these schools that they're part of the nation, and that universities at one time joined proudly and vigorously in the national defense.  Withholding funds would be a powerful reminder that there are obligations along with rights.

February 23, 2011