Shut up, Michelle.

Michelle Malkin got her britches in a twist over an assertion by a local LA reporter to the effect that the U.S. stole the Southwest from Mexico:

“You took this country. You killed people in order to take this country for yourselves.”

Before anyone gets pissed about this statement, they should ask themselves a question. Is the guy wrong? Did we not fight the Mexican War in 1846 and take most of the Southwest as a prize? Did we not overwhelm a substantially weaker country to attain that end? And for what? Texas?? Hell, I'm ready to give that back anyway.

I don't exactly buy the whole Reconquista bit by any means. After a century and a half or so, the whole question really becomes moot. The Californians have settled and they're quite comfy staying there. But hey, let's not get all uppity and offended when people try to add a little historical context to the immigration debate, alright?