Enjoyed the services of a professional yesterday. I’m going to be that

vague — no names, no pack drill — as this particular professional is very,

very good at doing what he/she does, and is a thoroughly nice person to

boot.

In the course of some idle chat, though, the professional said:

“Thanksgiving, yeah, my favorite holiday — it has nothing whatever to do

with religion!” (?? So… whom exactly are we thanking?)

Then, an exchange or two later: “It’s great to give thanks for being in

this country… Though of course, we stole it from the Indians. Nobody

ever talks about THAT!”

Hmmm. My impression has been that in our children’s schools & colleges, on

media outlets like NPR, and wherever two or three liberals are gathered

together, they speak of little else.