A winter from hell…

Not even the Southeast has avoided this winter from hell, although the low temperatures probably provide an alibi for old Lucifer. Records have been broken, but records are nothing compared to human pain and suffering and the immense cost. On the other hand, the West Coast’s winter, complete with drought and fire scares, do remind us of Lucifer’s work. Funny thing, though, is that not even the weather can be discussed in a bipartisan fashion.

In the Southeast, inept pols pointed fingers at the...