With the liberties for which this country stands, comes the inconvenience of allowing opposite views. Where I regularly, nay, often wish we could get some of the liberal intelligentia to shut up, as ugly as it may be, they should be allowed to state their case.
I always point out to my liberal friends that while free speech guarantees one can speak one's mind, it doesn't guarantee one should be heard. At least nowadays in Irak, you no longer get thrown into a wood-chipper for stating opposing views. To me, that's worth a few childish cartoons...
JP