McGrath had a point: we should review the program before passing judgment. Perhaps the lad intends/intended to perform the smash-hit single, "If You're Happy and You Know It, Bomb Iraq."

Seriously, I tend to want to live life as a whole person. I can't lay aside deep beliefs in any category--political, personal, religious, whatever--and "just perform," or "just attend," or "just whatever." My sympathies are with the boycotters of the world. Maybe they can't topple the tyrants. Maybe the tyrants won't even feel bad because they're being boycotted. But at least the tyrants will know that somewhere in the world there are people who know that their shit stinks too.

CC