[Publius]

I have long believed that the public park in Weehauken where Burr shot Hamilton should be turned into the National Dueling Grounds, where duels would be covered by ESPN as a sports event.

When Chris Matthews insulted Michele Malkin on his show, Zell Miller upbraided him a day later and told him that in the old days, as a southern gentleman, he would have been forced to challenge Matthews to a duel to protect Michele's honor. This is the kind of thing that would work well at Weehauken.

Matthews' last words before Zell fired would have been, "You're kidding, Zell. Right?"

[Loud Mime]

An interesting facet of dueling was that you were willing to put your life on the line for your act. If both attended, both were defending their honor.

Matthews has no honor. He would not show for such an event, and his tingling leg would have affected his aim anyway.

Personally, if Michelle were my woman (I can dream, can’t I?), I would have subjected Matthews to a pugilistic experience he wouldn’t have forgotten. He would have been “eating” through a straw for weeks; and MSNBC’s rating would have been soaring in his absence.