President Bush is right to honor Martin Luther King. The Civil Rights Revolution was inevitable and the natural fulfillment of The American Dream and the promise of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address. Because of Dr. King and many others like him, it was, to a great extent, peaceful and constructive. It could have been quite different.
Now, as the world faces another great cultural clash, we might hope for another leader of Dr. King's vision, goodness, and ability to help bring about a peaceful resolution. Contrast Dr. King with what the Islamic world has managed to produce so far.
MLK was a good man. He was not perfect, but he would have spit on the jokers Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson.