Now and then an example of the Left’s sheer hatred for all things conservative presents itself in such a way that we dare not pass up the opportunity to examine it and learn lessons from it. Whether it’s the media’s apoplectic response to President Reagan’s description of the Soviet Union as an “evil empire” in 1983 or a scene from earlier this year wherein mobs of unionized public employees stormed the Wisconsin Capital to keep Governor Scott Walker from reining in that state’s spending problems, through their actions the Left unwittingly undercuts their claim to tolerance, instead demonstrating with clarity their likes and dislikes, their friends and foes.

And while the Left has made it clear that Sarah Palin is someone they don’t like – someone they count not as a friend but a foe – their pettiness toward her came into sharper focus on July 18^th thanks to the Las Vegas Sun.

According to the Sun, Nevada resident James Linlor tried unsuccessfully to get a personalized license plate that read “GOPALIN” for two years (2009 & 2010). And in the summer of 2010 he also tried to get “PALIN,” “PALIN12” or “PALIN16,” but the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) rejected all three of those as well.

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ACORN is not only a radical organization devoted to undermining the American system of government: It is a massive, ongoing criminal conspiracy that should be investigated for possible violations of federal racketeering laws.

With a long history of lawbreaking that is finally getting media attention, the poverty pimps of ACORN are currently in retreat across the nation, and an upcoming voter registration fraud trial may reveal embarrassing information that disrupts the operations of the embattled radical activist group. This is in addition to the undercover child prostitution sting videos revealed in recent days on this website.

The testimony will come soon from former ACORN Las Vegas field director Christopher Edwards. Charged with election fraud by Nevada’s Democratic attorney general, he cut a deal last month with prosecutors and has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit the crime of compensation for registration of voters.

Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 17.

ACORN stands accused of enforcing voter registration quotas with its employees and offering bonuses for extra registrations. Nevada law forbids the use of such incentives on the theory it encourages canvassers to file fraudulent registrations. No wonder: ACORN registers “Mickey Mouse” and various celebrities, out-of-state residents, and dead people, every election cycle.

As part of the plea deal, Edwards, whom state investigators consider to be the mastermind of the incentive program, has agreed to testify against former regional director, Amy Busefink, and against ACORN, which is a co-defendant. The Las Vegas Sun reported that Edwards acknowledged he conspired with Busefink and ACORN to create the “Blackjack” incentive program that gave canvassers an extra $5 for submitting 21 or more registration cards each day. The daily quota was allegedly 20 forms.

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