Barton And The Right, Ctd

Reihan goes to bat for Rep. Barton:

It should go without saying that demanding money from BP is not quitelike a playground full of schoolyard bullies kicking a kid when he'sdown. For one thing, BP isn't terribly sympathetic. But that'sprecisely the point—the Muslims who were burned alive in Gujarat in2002 weren't sympathetic to those who victimized them either. Andthat's why we've developed long, drawn-out legal processes: to createan orderly society, we at least try to contain and manage our...