That reminds me, I wrote a syndicated column the other day defending John Ashcroft and expressing sincere bewilderment at the intensity of anti-Ashcroft views. I encouraged readers to send me concrete examples of what he’s done wrong as AG. I was astounded by how many people listed his in-office prayer meetings as an example. I’m open to the idea that prayer meetings in government offices might be a bad idea, though I personally don’t see anything wrong with it so long as they’re handled properly. But even if they’re terrible things, what’s the linkage to peoples’ lives? How does it affect anything? After all, when Bill Clinton was defiling an intern — and vice versa — the standard mantra from the left was “Who does it hurt?” Well, if you think consensual sex between an intern and the President doesn’t hurt anybody I need to know why you think consensual prayer hurts people.