Still stunned by the videotape of Andrew Meyer being tasered at a recent John Kerry speech, we here at TFL feel the need to weigh in. Not since the brutal, unjustified beating of Rodney King have we seen how the police can over-react. Was Meyer -- like King -- out of line? Sure, a bit. Was a taser necessary to subdue him? Not even close.

Right wing radio used this opportunity to criticize John Kerry. Kerry should have taken charge of the situation, they say. Yeah, I suppose so, but one gets the sense that these radio personalities constantly monitor the news for an opportunity to diss the Ds.

Discourse in the public square continues to degenerate. Best we can do, it seems, is wait the children out, as they whine in the back seat for more candy.

-Robert Capozzi