I happened to see the story about Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin getting hit with a pie during one of his meetings in Michigan.

It was a Dutch apple pie. It was a waste of a Dutch apple pie.

I don’t condone violence against elected officials. I also don’t believe you should waste a good pie on a politician. The pie thrower was arrested on felony charge of stalking and misdemeanor counts of assault and disorderly conduct.

Supposedly, Levin was targeted because of the war. When I first heard about the incident, I thought he was targeted because he has the worst comb-over in the history of the senate (only slightly ahead of Byron Dorgan). Continue reading →