This is an eloquent personal statement, but not an effective political argument.

This is an opinion piece. I can't rate it as good or awful, but Karen Hughes' presentation is surely interesting, in the same way that something disgusting can be fascinating as well. How, for example, does she make the jump from civility to bigotry? In writing about the project to build a mosque / community center near the 9/11 site, her advice to the congregation - not that they are asking - is for the them to bow down to xenophobia and fear - oops, to show uncommon courtesy - and build elsewhere. She makes the strained analogy of the Danish anti-Mohammed cartoons (created on purpose to offend) and the fact that building the mosque would offend "most Americans ... [who] just don't believe it's respectful." Doesn't Hughes get ... More »

Definitely a right wing op-ed in which me thinks she doth protest too much. Her contention is putting an Islamic cultural center that includes a mosque close to hallowed ground represents a hostile act because: “It goes to the heart of who is to blame for the attacks on September 11, 2001.” Clearly implying all of Islam is to blame. Then she expends an ungodly amount of equivocating arguments trying to explain away her original statement. Her argument comes down to this: trying to get Muslims to get the Hell out of Dodge themselves, which involves Muslims taking the initiative: “Sometimes uncommon courtesy is required for us to get along in our free and diverse society.” My God! “Uncommon” courtesy doesn’t ... More »

This isn't a logical opinion. It basically states that though Muslims aren't inherently terrorists, they shouldn't build a community center near the site of 9/11 destruction.

It is personal opinion not journalism. Ms. Hughes is an accomplished wordsmith using her skills to promote dissention.