I'm the only really "out" conservative in the newsroom. So, it should really come as no surprise when I get snarky messages over the newsroom's instant-messaging system like this:

'Capt. Gregory Ratzlaff, 36, of Olympia, Wash., died Tuesday in a non-combat incident at a base near Najaf. He was assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter...' (do you think his kommander in cheef even gives a ratzlaff?)

My response was simply: "Yes. Next question."