Kudos must be dispensed where they are due, and Tucker Carlson has earned these

My estimation of Tucker Carlson has gone way south recently. His Iran-and-North-Korea-don't-pose-threats schtick is just plain off the rails, and it unsettles me greatly that he seems to have the Very Stable Genius's ear. I also am none too fond of his the-free-market's-blessings-have-their-limits protectionist stance, either.

But he's been nothing short of magnificent in the way he's handled his current dustup with Ilhan Omar. He was spot-on in saying that she is a walking warning about our immigration system, a statement that - surprise, surprise - got him called a racist by a CNN panel. 

And so last night, as I was making dinner, as his program was coming on FNC, I didn't change the channel, which I'd been doing lately. I knew he'd begin with a monologue about the situation. It was eloquent, fierce, factual and steeped in principle.  I thought it was fitting that he began with a look at the general state of the Democrat party:

Just a few years ago, even the most liberal Democrats in Congress felt obligated to say patriotic things about America. They may not have felt it, but they said it. Now, it’s routine to hear Democratic presidential candidates question the basic legitimacy of the United States.

Even supposed moderates, like Joe Biden, join in.

That should worry you. No country can survive being ruled by people who hate it.

His comparison of Omar to fellow Somali immigrant Ayaan Hirsi Ali was a perfect touch.

And his conclusion, in which he challenged all of us to look at how we've imbued cultural gatekeepers with the power to create Ilhan Omars, was a great way to send us all off a bit more aware of our responsibilities as citizens of post-America.

Good on ya, Tucker. More of this and less of that goofy stuff.