LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Apparently, being a delusional dumb ass is a genetic condition.
Opinion Journal's James Taranto compiles some stunningly foolish comments by Frank Lindh, the father of traitor John Walker Lindh. Frank believes his son is a regular yankee doodle dandy: "Never, in all the interrogations . . . did John ever say anything against the United States — never once. Not one word. John loves America, and we love America. God bless America." Uh, yeah. By that reasoning, Benedict Arnold would be considered a Founding Father.
It gets better.
After his patriotic progeny got off easy with a 20-year jail sentence, Frank hacked up this loogie: "Nelson Mandela served 26 years in prison. He's a good man, like John. Some day I hope — I hope that the government will come around even further and say that even 20 years is wrong for this boy." Boy??? Is Frank under the impression that his ornery son was arrested for shoplifting a handful of Bazooka bubble gum from the Marin County Five-N-Dime, or pinching a freshly-baked apple pie from Aunt Bea's window sill?
Speaking of apples, they don't fall far from the tree, do they?
