Attorney General candidate Eric Holder played a key role in the much-maligned pardon of fugitive Marc Rich. (Also, Roger Kimball on Eric Holder, Radical)
ON STOPPING SCHOOLGROUND KILLERS. ”The other statistic that emerged from a study of active killers is that they almost exclusively seek out ‘gun free’ zones for their attacks. . . . As soon as they’re confronted by any armed resistance, the shooters typically turn the gun on themselves.” You don’t say.
ATLAS BLINKED: Fiscally conservative Republicans were lost at sea in the Panic of 2008.
THEY’RE KEEPING THEIR GUNS: Perhaps we should take it as a kind of civil disobedience. Remember, dissent is the highest form of patriotism!
Officials representing East Vincent and Spring City recently agreed to a settlement with Richard Hookway of East Vincent. The municipalities agreed to update officer training, write letters of apology and each pay $3,200 for the plaintiff’s legal expenses.
NO MORE GIVING AWAY THE STORE? Bredesen: Time for ‘breather’ on new incentives. “Tennessee will suspend efforts to attract more large business projects if it lands one or two more deals on the scale of the $1 billion Volkswagen plant being built in Chattanooga, Gov. Phil Bredesen said today.”
IN THE MAIL: Born Liberal, Raised Right, a guide to child-rearing and “turning tiny tyrants into good citizens.”
PROMISING CHANGE, PICKING INSIDERS? “President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts.” Hey, you can’t spell “change” without a D-A-S-C-H-L-E!