Peter King The New McCarthy?

Senator Joe McCarthy had a problem. Actually, he had a lot of problems. One of them was his hatred for Communism, another was the fact that alcohol helped him in his "witch hunt". After reading the Article in NY Magazine on Rep. Peter King, there are a few things that line up in this new "witch hunt". Mr. King is being driven by something even deeper then a alcohol induced stupor. He is driven by a emotional response known as rage. He believes that the response of the Muslim Americans after 9/11 was nothing. A people who have been dragged to the fore of the everymans thoughts, after a horrendous attack by extremists of their worldwide community. Notice that they were not Americans, and that the American Muslim community did not support them. But, because of the attack, Muslim Americans figured that they would be targeted by the rest of Americans due to their religious beliefs. They were right. And as such, had every right to withdraw into the community and lock out outsiders. Many Muslims, both in the states and worldwide thought that the attack was deplorable. But blood was at a boil at the time and no one wanted to listen. So they stopped speaking. Look at the end of World War II when the camps were being found, and some of the more remote German towns claimed to not know. Our men on the ground refused to believe this, and all Germans for a long time were labeled and blamed for them. The reaction post 9/11 was not much different. If Rep. King extends the domestic terrorism search beyond the religious border of the Muslims, then calling him the "Next McCarthy" is ungrounded, as it is within the purview of his job in the House. If he fails to do so, focusing only on the Muslims, then he should at the very least be removed from that post and formally reprimanded for his actions. When the elections come, we shall see if the detractors to his camp remove him from office, or allow him to remain.