Maureen Dowd, "Gaelic Guerrilla": Galway Considers a Memorial in Honor of Che Guevara

"If the missiles had remained we would have used them against the very heart of America including New York. We must never establish peaceful coexistence. In this struggle to the death between two systems we must gain the ultimate victory. We must walk the path of liberation even if it costs millions of atomic victims."

Che Guevara, reminiscing about the Cuban Missile Crisis

In her latest New York Times op-ed entitled "Gaelic Guerrilla" (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/opinion/gaelic-guerrilla.html), Maureen Dowd describes efforts in Galway, Ireland to erect "a three-dimensional, interactive work of art that would be 'a total homage' to 'man, image and ideal.'" Forgive me, but I think I'm about to lose my breakfast.

Regarding the project in honor of a man willing to spill the blood of countless innocents, Dowd concludes near the end of her opinion piece:

"And therein lies the rub with the bizarre idea. Just because Che became a chic brand for the capitalism he tried to destroy, it doesn’t mean he’s worth honoring on Galway Bay. And just because Ros-Lehtinen can be grating, it doesn’t mean she’s wrong this time."

Thanks for this acknowledgement, Maureen. However, you would have us believe that only Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen can be "grating"? How about a quick look in the mirror? How about an apology for your April op-ed, "Men in Black" (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/opinion/dowd-men-in-black.html) in which you wrote of the US Supreme Court, prior to its decision upholding the constitutionality of Obamacare:

"This court, cosseted behind white marble pillars, out of reach of TV, accountable to no one once they give the last word, is well on its way to becoming one of the most divisive in modern American history.

It has squandered even the semi-illusion that it is the unbiased, honest guardian of the Constitution. It is run by hacks dressed up in black robes."

Yes, you might be laying low in Galway, but an apology is still in order for this venomous denunciation of the Supreme Court, which Che would have much admired.