RIP Ed Meese

While he lived he never got his comeuppance. A pity, that. His tiny moth-like soul is now the property of Old Scratch. At least we have that for consolation.

I only knew about him because he showed up in Mad magazine.

Responsible for encouraging the Federalist Society, the nomination of judges and justices "whose duty is to the Constitution." A walking, breathing conflict of interest; he had to resign in 1988 after the stench of those conflicts proved even too much for the Reagan White House. I can't wait to write his obit.