Now that we're flirting with the Cap & Trade scheme proposed in the pending Climate Security Act before Congress, how about resurrecting the selling of indulgences and applying it to speech perceived as dissing another?  Call it Dis & Trade.Seems like this silly season we've heard a myriad of apologies for things people said.  Hillary apologized for saying something historical about Robert Kennedy.  Obama apologized for calling a reporter "sweetie."  McCain apologized for remarks that a conservative talk-show guy made when warming up a McCain crowd.  Chris Matthews said he was sorry for a comment he made about Mrs. Clinton. The list of apologies for regrettable, unfortunate, ill-advised, unacceptable and downright dumb comments goes on.  No doubt with more to come.These apologies soak up a lot of time and energy.  But in today's PC climate no sane person is going to take seriously John Wayne's advice when he said, in character,...(Read Full Post)