"Atlas Shrugged" was a warning, not a manual: The best government money can buy

(Sorry about the twofer, but it's just a good day for this sort of thing, it seems.)

Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue got a substantial influx of political contributions from trial lawyers in June as she was considering whether to veto a medical malpractice bill making its way through the Republican legislature.

And, surprise, surprise, she vetoed it. Funny how that works, huh?