There is just too much material to discuss today. Fortunately, this Monday is at least a partial day off for me, and there’s the time.

The student newspaper at Colorado State University has decided upon the most delirious of headlines for the new semester

The Rocky Mountain Collegian published an editorial on page 4 of the paper Friday which read “Taser this … F*** Bush.”

The expletive was spelled out.

The last two words were in bold type, larger than most headlines. A caption below said, “this column represents the views of the Collegian’s Editorial Board.”"I think they went over the line a little bit, but it’s free speech and they’re allowed to write what they want,” one student told 7NEWS.

The quoted student isn’t given much context, but I sense that Colorado State needs to work on how they teach the First Amendment. Free speech is an amoral animal. No one should be praised for simply exercising the right - that’s like telling a child “good job” for inhaling and exhaling - but all who exercise it should be judged on what they do with it.  In this case, the student editors of The Rocky Mountain Collegian confirm only one thing: bad judgment. Sadly, the story linked above notes that they “discussed the statement for several hours” before deciding on publishing it. It’s a lesson in consequences

McSwane told 7NEWS that ads from the CSU Bookstore were pulled from the paper in response to the editorial. Bookstore managers declined to comment.

The Associated Press Saturday reported the student newspaper has lost $30,000 in advertising and had to cut pay and other budgets by 10 percent because of fallout.

When in doubt about the future of America, we can rest easy that the free market still has a sense of decency.