A friend of mine had bank accounts and other property seized by federal agents and he was never charged with any crime. Forfeiture laws, traditionally used to fight drug trafficking, allow cops to take your car, cash, computers, any property, without proving you broke the law.

You shouldn’t dance on a man’s grave, but it’s hard not to in the case of John Boehner, the Cincinnatian who just resigned as House Speaker in Congress. The hard truth is Boehner stood for nothing.