Regarding character judgment...

Ellison is running, and Muslims are taking notice:

Muslims supporting congressional hopeful

By FREDERIC J. FROMMER
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Mohamed Ghabour heard that a Muslim candidate, Keith Ellison, was running for Congress in Minneapolis, Ghabour turned to a sister-in-law who lives in Minnesota for a scouting report. "She said he's a good man," recalled Ghabour, a Muslim pediatrician from the Tampa, Fla., area. "That's all I needed to hear."

According to the story, Ghabour donated $999 to Ellison's campaign. But perhaps Ghabour may want to get some more reliable sources before he writes out another check. After all, Ghabour and his wife contributed a total of $1500 to the Cynthia McKinney campaign.

Perhaps Mr. Ghabour would do well to bone up on candidates he would choose to support.

Or, then again, perhaps Mr. Ghabour simply has a different idea on what constitutes a "good man."