James Lileks is always must-read, but today’s post is special. “Tony Ward West is the President’s nominee to head the Justice Department’s Civil Division. If you want to know how far we are past 9/11, there’s your answer: John Walker Lindh’s defense attorney is going to work for Justice. I’m not saying he wouldn’t do a perfectly competent job. It just seems like one of those things that might have stuck out, once upon a time.”

UPDATE: For some reason, Lileks refers to West as “Ward” on the last reference. But his name is West, and he was one of Lindh’s lawyers.