There once was a time (before the 1980s) when liberals were a powerful force against executive overreach. Democrats like Sen. George McGovern opposed wars of choice. Democrats like Sen. Frank Church exposed the CIA, which led to an executive order (by President Ronald Reagan!) that banned political assassinations.

A Democratic Congress held impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon, in part because he violated the privacy rights of a few hundred Americans by tapping their phones. Millions of lefties marched against the Vietnam War — it didn't matter that the president was a Democrat.

Things have changed. A "liberal" president and his Democratic congressional and media allies aren't fighting the good fight. They're committing the worst crimes.