A Reconsideration of Dueling

[ndrosen]

Even by Trump’s standards (if he can be said to have standards), this is vile. In the earlier decades of the American republic’s history, Mr. Emhoff could have challenged Donald the Creep to a duel for publishing such a sexual insult to his wife. Or perhaps it would have been more appropriate for him to proceed directly to horsewhipping the foul-mouthed rogue, on the grounds that a gentleman was not obliged to treat so base a scoundrel, and such a proven coward, as a social equal able to meet him on the field of honor.

I myself would be willing to meet the sack of shit with sabers or a quirt in defense of the honor of our lady Vice President, although I am not married to her, do not think highly of her, and do not agree with her on public policy. Some faces are described as punchable; merely bloodying the nose of the yahoo who has received the Republican Party’s presidential nomination would be insufficient in view of his many offenses against law and decency.