THEY NEVER LEARN - AT 9:41 A.M. ET:   Netroots Nation held a convention over the weekend.  Anyone notice?  NN is, bottom line, the fringe left wing of the Obama movement.  One of the guests was Jerry Nadler, who represents the congressional district in New York that contains Ground Zero.  You'd never know it.  Nadler is a True Believer, and he's still out for blood.  Unfortunately, it's not Al Qaeda's.  The Politico reports:

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) is warning President Barack Obama not to pressure Attorney General Eric Holder against appointing a special prosecutor to investigate potential crimes related to the Bush Administration's interrogation practices.

Speaking during a panel discussion at the Netroots Nation conference in Pittsburgh Saturday, Nadler said the White House has no business sending subtle or not-so-subtle signals to Holder to shelve the idea of naming a special counsel.

"That is properly a decision of the Justice Department to be made on independent grounds, regardless of the political convenience or inconvenience to the administration," Nadler said. "So I have nothing to say to the president on this, except let Mr. Holder alone. As far as I know, they are," he said, adding another "as far as I know" as the liberal crowd broke out in applause.

Nadler set up those comments by invoking alleged Bush Administration politicization of the Justice Department.

COMMENT:  That's all Obama needs right now - a highly partisan probe into the Bush era.  It will divide the country even more than it's already split, right in the middle of a midterm election year.  Great planning.  Brought to you by the same wonderful folks who gave you Obamacare.

And yet, the True Believers will not relent.  Their main purpose in life is to torment George W. Bush, who's looking better and better every day. 

Capable presidents know how to deal with the fringes in their political movements and parties.  FDR was a master at it, as was Ronald Reagan.  We look forward to seeing if Obama has perfected that art, or even addressed it. 

August 17, 2009