re: #8 tradewind
Since a majority of New Yorkers surveyed who identify themselves as either liberal (52%) or moderate ( 55% ) also oppose the project, it seems a little off-point to focus on republicans and conservatives as if they were the only voices against Park51.
Which liberal pols are leading the charge against the mosque?
Who on the center-left is foaming at the mouth a la Gingrich, Palin, Kristol, Beck and other conservatives all trying to prove who hates Muslims the most?
BTW, we don’t take away people’s constitutional rights based on opinion polls.