No, it's not in mopolitics. Deal with it.

After being made aware of this story by dandelion_diva (my favorite yummy Italian dish), I sent an email to the Congressman in question.

As a former resident of both Vincennes and the great state of Indiana, I feel compelled to weigh in on this issue.

I quote: "I believe it is time to change the name of the highway. It is the moral thing to do.”

You want morals?

Feed the hungry.

Clothe the naked.

Visit the sick and the afflicted.

Care for the widows and orphans (aka single parent families).

Visit those in prison.

Love your neighbor.

I realize the violation of the rules that would be involved in naming it I-69 pretty much makes it a moot point. But to couch it as a morals issue for the sole apparent purpose of providing a feel good soundbite for the Religious Right is an insult not only to Vincennes and my former home of Indiana, it is a slap in the face to ministry of the son of our Lord God, the risen Christ.

Moreover, I would have thought paying attention to the sniggering of adolescent teenagers and others who play off the number's sexual connotation would be beneath any person holding the office of Congressman. I hope I'm not wrong about that.

Clay Evans

(And just in case anyone feels the deep seated need to give me grief about the religious terminology I used, don't. I was trying to speak the only apparent language he understands, the smarmy looking little freak.)