Over the weekend there was a fire in Governor Sarah Palin's old church in Wasilla, Alaska. It appears that, though there were no injuries, there is over $1 million worth of damage.

Preliminary reports appear to suggest that an arsonist set the fire. If this possible arson is an attempt to collect insurance, well, obviously, that's just wrong. If this fire was set by some political crazy, then that falls into a category of it's own... of confused, mindless, lawless stupidity. The strength of my condemnation of this behavior cannot be reflected in public conversation.

Now, I don't agree with Sarah Palin on almost anything but America is supposed to be a country where we can exchange ideas. We can passionately argue warrantless wiretapping and endless detention in Guantánamo. These topics should be debated. At the end of the debate, however, we have to be able to respect each other's property, religion and individuality. In my opinion, that is what makes America different from other countries.