DAVID FRENCH: When Thugs And Liars Lose. “But we can’t allow election triumphs to lull conservatives into thinking such tactics are doomed. After all, we’re only two years removed from a successful Democratic presidential campaign that launched the absurd war-on-women rhetoric, and Scott Walker’s victories shouldn’t blind us to the fact that even now Texas governor Rick Perry is fighting his own battle with absurdly politicized law enforcement.” Punch back twice as hard. They’ll stop these tactics when stopping is less painful than continuing.