Just now on MSNBC, I saw Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) make his way over to introduce himself to Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA), whose back is to the camera. And that's Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) looking on as the Muslim-fearing Goode shakes hands with the House's first elected Muslim.

We'll probably be hearing more about how the introduction went later in the day.

Update: We'll have the video of this up soon.

Late Update: Here's the video:

In an unsubtle rebuke to Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) will be sworn in on an English translation of the Koran once owned by another Virginian... Thomas Jefferson.

"[W]e are leaving ourselves vulnerable to infiltration by those who want to mold the United States into the image of their religion, rather than working within the Judeo-Christian principles that have made us a beacon for freedom-loving persons around the world."

-- Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA), in an op-ed published in today's USA Today, explaining why he believes the United States should refuse immigrants from the Middle East.