My misochenic comments have exposed a deep vein of resentment among readers. Sample:

Canada geese are indeed filthy, disgusting, nasty creatures. Here in southeastern PA they are ubiquitous. A number of local ponds have been essentially ruined by huge volumes of goose feces. Anywhere you can find a small body of water you will almost certainly see several dozen of the things. And the worst part is they seem to have caught on to the fact that nobody has the guts to do anything about them. The geese are incredibly unconcerned about motor vehicles, choosing to meander across roadways at a leisurely pace, completely ignoring horns and apparently content in the knowledge that nobody values proving a point as worth the effort of scraping goose carcass off of their car. Given how much dung the things produce, it seems highly probable that their bodies are composed largely of the stuff, adding to the mess. Something clearly has to be done to alleviate this crisis. I think NRO could be the perfect nexus for the burgeoning anti-goose coalition.

[Me] Well, here’s a cause we can rally round. I shall put forward a proposal at the next “Whither Conservatism?” forum. The only hazard I can see is that the project might spin out of control and become a generalized anti-Canada jihad — something on the edge of which the conservative movement is always teetering. We must keep our focus.