Militant Revival

Adam Ricketson, a libertarian Democratic blogger, writes: "Two news items raise some concern that we're facing a revival among domineering militant movements...but it's probably just a coincidence...First the New (i.e. fake) Black Panther Party was let off the hook for voter intimidation in what is reported to be a bizarre decision by Obama's political appointees at the DoJ. I hope this doesn't make these thugs think that [a] black president and AG will go easy on black criminals. I also hope that this doesn't confirm any paranoid suspicions among the semi-racists. Anti-Obama hacks are already making the absurd accusation that the NBPPSD is getting special favors because it is a political ally of the Obama administration (as if their activities actually convinced anyone to vote for Obama). I expect that the Obama administration had a good reason for this incomprehensible and possibly dangerous decision, and that they will be forthcoming in response to inquiries about how this decision was reached."

He continues his commentary: "The second bit of news, is that an abortion doctor was shot and killed in Wichita Kansas. If I recall correctly, this hasn't happened in a while. Violence against abortion providers has been pretty much absent over the past decade. Why now? Has the 'abortion is murder' crowd gotten desperate due to their loss of influence?"