Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Group . . .

The New York Times bemoans the plight of good liberals like Barney Frank being bedeviled by the left.

Even so, the piece is pretty kind to the radicals. Only imagine the analogous treatment of "the radical right" if they were attacking, say, moderate Republicans (or Republicans less willing to fall in line with the groups' agenda).

But it's fun to pop up the corn, pull up a chair, and watch the fringies attack the liberals. After all, the liberals are the ones who have created this beast.