It was only yesterday that many members of Congress were critical of those who questioned the government's actions at Ruby Ridge and Waco. Today, those who doubted the propriety of conduct by federal officials have been vindicated.
Jurors confronted by the facts are outraged.
Randy Weaver obtained a multi million-dollar settlement for the murder of his wife and son. At Waco, the trial judge who was long a government supporter has done an about-face. The government that we are told to trust has betrayed us. Confronting reality is difficult for those who govern us. Like the failed policies of yesterday's welfare high-rise buildings, many theories are still attractive even after they have failed in actual practice.