Dan Rodricks: Bob Ehrlich, who should know better, endorses Michael Peroutka for Maryland AG

When you see a reference to the right-wing extremist Michael Peroutka being a former member of a hate group, just remember: His first instinct, when called out for his affiliation with the League of the South, was to stick with it. This happened when Peroutka, now enjoying the support of the Maryland Republican Party as its candidate for attorney general, ran for a seat on the Anne Arundel County Council.