I know you’ve been waiting for this. My position is that, having received the appropriate local sign-offs, the Muslim folks who purchased the old Burlington Coat Factory store on Park Place in Lower Manhattan have every right to build their community center. Given all the fuss, which may or may not have been predictable, I’m not sure it’s wise of them to go ahead. Gosh, I kind of agree with the president on this. I do wonder whether the Dakota Road House next store will profit from development–at least there’s no Happy Hour before Friday prayers. Come to think of it, I’m not sure it’s appropriate for a Dakota Road House to be located on Hallowed Ground. What do you think?

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