The “Militia Panic” of 2009

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It didn’t take long for liberals to politicize the recent murders of an abortion doctor and a Holocaust Museum guard.

The day after the museum shooting, Markos Moulitsas of “Daily Kos” fame praised April’s controversial Department of Homeland Security report on “Rightwing Extremism” (the one that urged law enforcement to watch out for potential terrorists lurking among pro-lifers and federalism enthusiasts).

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