I see clear intellectual and tactical links between the Manson Family and Hamas. Both spoke truth to power, one saying "Kill the Pigs" and the other "Kill the Jews." Both Charles Manson and the Hamas leadership stand proudly in favor of their heritage of action, their ability to inspire reverence and respect among vanguard groups that refuse to buy in to Western standards of political discourse and civil and instead opt for more forceful methods of achieving social justice.

Charles Manson and Hamas and their followers are all victims of oppressive political systems, of course. The $900 routed to Gaza is merely a downpayment on the reparations due Gaza for its awful suffering and the need to rapidly rebuild infrastructure, such as greenhouses and rocket launchers. Mostly rocket launchers and torture cells for members of Fatah.

Along the same lines, the administration could find Charles Manson a valuable line extension of its strategy of engaging fresh thinkers in its efforts to rebuild America in its time of crisis. He lived through the 1960s, he recognizes the sins of America and he isn't afraid to break eggs to make an omelette, so to speak.

So, what could Charles Manson do with $900 million? I envision him building bridges, contributing to a frank national conversation on drug legalization and other cool topics, supporting community-building organizations, maybe building some underground bunkers, maybe getting some Kassam rockets and blasting away at Jewish neighborhoods. He could go on a listening tour of Gaza and instruct Hamas on the finer arts of surprising and dealing with pigs and members of the bourgeoisie.

The details will fall into place. The main point is to get those dollars to where they can do some good.