Governor Terry McAuliffe's efforts to evade responsibility for the shocking violence at Charlottesville just got even more implausible.  He and local authorities were warned, and yet allowed, if not forced, the two violence-prone parties into such close proximity that violence was a near certainty. Josh Meyer reports in Politico: The Department of Homeland Security issued a confidential warning to law enforcement authorities three days before the deadly Aug. 12 Charlottesville protest rally, saying that an escalating series of clashes had created a powder keg that would likely make the event "among the most violent to date" between white supremacists and anarchists. The warning issued to state and city officials was clear that the violence in Charlottesville would come, as President Trump was widely criticized for saying, from "both sides."  As quoted by Politico, the DHS assessment issued three days ahead of the Charlottesville...(Read Full Post)