Columbia College in Chicago put on an "art" exhibit titled "Axis of Evil: The Secret History of Sin," which wound up being raided by the Secret Service. The Associated Press reports that the exhibit "features stamps designed by 47 artists addressing issues such as the Roman Catholic sex abuse scandal, racism and the war in Iraq." Sounds delightful. This stamp, titled "Patriot Act," drew the attention of the Secret Service:

A Secret Service spokesman said, "We need to ensure, as best we can, that this is nothing more than artwork with a political statement." The museum's curator purported to be frightened:

The exhibit's curator, Michael Hernandez de Luna, said the inquiry "frightens" him.

"It starts questioning all rights, not only my rights or the artists' rights in this room, but questioning the rights of any artist who creates — any writer, any visual artist, any performance artist. It seems like we're being watched," he said.

In reality, they aren't that important. But they are contemptible. There is no parallel in modern American history for the virulent hate that the left has generated against President Bush.

UPDATE: Michelle Malkin has more on the "pro-assassination left." The Columbia "art" exhibit is by no means an isolated phenomenon.

ONE MORE THING: There are a lot of people talking these days about how inappropriate and potentially dangerous the attacks on judges are, with calls for impeachment, etc. And I agree that some criticisms of judges have been excessive. But have any of these same people voiced any concern about the attacks on President Bush? Like painting images of him with a gun next to his head, suggesting that it would be a patriotic act to shoot the President? Or like shirts that say "Kill Bush"? Funny, I haven't heard a single liberal express such a concern.