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Freedom of Association, Even For Augusta National

A11 Wrote: Apr 11, 2012 5:50 PM

"Bigotry? Is it bigotry to recognize the difference between men and women and their athletic abilities?" That's funny considering that quite a few MEN on the PGA can't drive the ball. "Or is you your position that only men are bigots?" It's my position that male bigotry that results in the economic lockout of women should be addressed. IBM now has a female CEO who is not offered the green jacket simply because she was born with the wrong sex organs, a CEO who now cannot take part in the powerbroking and networking that happens at Augusta. The impact of Augusta's ethics and decisions affects millions as they have a very public face. In that way they are not just another private club.

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Freedom of Association, Even For Augusta National

Now that the 2012 Masters Tournament is over, the hounds of political correctness have stopped baying at Augusta National Golf Club over its membership policies. The gender-grievance industry is moving on, looking for a new target to harangue.

Yet as the Augusta National brouhaha recedes, there are some things I wonder about.

To begin with, why would a Republican candidate for president weigh in on an issue as insignificant as whether a private Georgia golf club offers membership to women?

No one was surprised that President Obama wanted the world to know he disapproves of Augusta National's policy. This is...

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