Two vicious Commie left wing news items for Boxing Day.

What a wonderful election year it turned out to be.

Tagg, You're It, by Charles P. Pierce (Esquire Politics Blog)

... So, when his son comes out now and tells us that Willard didn't "want" to be president, he says more than he planned on saying. He subtly reinforces that foundation of the basic problem that his father had as a political candidate -- namely, that the more you were exposed to Willard Romney, the less you wound up liking him.

On a more somber note, another little bit of history that tends to get ignored.

Largest Mass Execution in US History: 150 Years Ago Today, by Jon Wiener (The Nation)

December 26, 1862: thirty-eight Dakota Indians were hung in Mankato, Minnesota, in the largest mass execution in US history–on orders of President Abraham Lincoln. Their crime: killing 490 white settlers, including women and children, in the Santee Sioux uprising the previous August.

"No," wailed CeeSaw, "Not now! What's to become of our Crutchfield Table Book?"

The only problem with having historical markers is the existence of a citizenry unwilling to read them. But we can drive real fast down Spring Street, cradling the Rally's order while talking on the phone.

A terrible thing to forget: Historians seeking marker to acknowledge 1862 ‘race riot’ in New Albany, by Daniel Suddeath (N and T)

 ... The state marker — which would be New Albany’s 20th, giving it the third most of any city in Indiana — would be placed in front of what is now Lamberts Distributors at 142 W. Main St. Historically it’s known as the Israel House, and (Pam) Peters said it was one of the few places of refuge for black New Albany residents in July 1862.

Peters — who is a noted black history researcher — said details of the events of that New Albany summer are scarce, but that what ensued was essentially a race riot. Black people were targeted by area white residents, Peters said. Property was destroyed, and blacks were physically attacked and sometimes even worse.

“There were people killed,” she said.