Oh, Mark Steyn. You're the Ziggy of journalism.

10/21/09: Mark Steyn is outraged that anyone could oppose background checks for "welfare" recipients. It's just a simple background check that any government agency could feasibly do.

5/29/07: Mark Steyn is outraged that anyone thinks background checks by immigration officials will be sufficient to keep out colored people immigrants with criminal records. How can we expect a government agency to conduct meaningful background checks on so many people?

Insert comedic foghorn here.