The ultimate liberal hypocrisy was revealed today by the announcement that the A.C.L.U., purported defender of free speech rights, construes them as applicable only to those in agreement with its own dogmatic liberal views —— much reminiscent of  the speech—stifling students who demonstrated this principle so publicly in the recent commencements at Columbia University, The New School, and Boston College, where attempts were made to prevent Sen. John McCain and Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice from presenting their views.  As reported in this morning's New York Times: The American Civil Liberties Union is weighing new standards that would discourage its board members from publicly criticizing the organization's policies and internal administration. Anthony D. Romero, head of the American Civil Liberties Union: "Where an individual director disagrees with a board position on matters of civil liberties policy, the director should refrain from publicly...(Read Full Post)