slightly to the right of rush limbaugh

I like my inlaws, I really do. Except when they (well, my mother-in-law) decides to rant about politics. Last night we had dinner over at the ranch and the conversation went like this:

MIL: Oh, did you see the wedding picture in the paper of [next door neighbor's daughter] and the boy she's marrying?

ME: Yes, they looked like a nice couple.

MIL: They've got so much paperwork to do because he's from England. This country makes it so hard for good people to come over here. Of course, if he was a Muslim, they'd just let him in with no problem so he could plot to blow up more buildings, and we've got to stop those Muslims now or they're going to kill us all so they can make this great country just like their horrible ones over there...[RANT CUT FOR READERS' SANITY]

ME: Um.

MIL: [RANT RANT RANT]

ME: Could you please pass the salad?

I think next time she goes off like this, I'll change the subject and ask, oh, what she thinks about gay marriage. Or something.