Saturday, January 13, 2007

Rearranging Chairs on the Titanic

That's pretty much what Michael Nifong is doing with the Duke lacrosse rape--er, sexual offense and kidnapping case.

The district attorney has asked the state attorney general to take over prosecution of the sexual offense and kidnapping case against three Duke University lacrosse players, an official involved in the case said today.

As Patterico points out,
It’s the weasel’s way out. He can’t go forward, but he doesn’t want to step up and dismiss the charges himself.

Contemptible.