Corzine

Jonah Goldberg reminds us of Jon Corzine, the former NJ Senator and Governor, who bankrupted his Wall Street Firm and misappropriated a billion dollars of his clients money. Shouldn't we hear more about this in the mainstream media? Where are the howls for his indictment? It's only right-wing bloggers and a few columnists who mention him. There should be national outrage that he is still not behind bars and is raising money for president. Is Romney so much of a Wall Street guy that he can't bring himself to attack the Obama-Corzine connection? What a shame. Corzine is a perfect emblem of the corrupt Democratic party and of the worst element of the 1%.

The Heckle

There's a lot of overreaction to Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech. People are becoming overly prissy and sensitive about things like that. In a vibrant democracy that values free speech and open debate, you have to expect this kind of thing even if it violates rules of decorum. We aren't supposed to bow and scrape before the president as if he were a monarch. In the UK, members in the House of Commons frequently heckle the Prime Minister. If we are supposed to be the land of the free, we should be a bit more thick skinned and not be so outraged when someone uses their freedom of speech in a way we don't like.