Andrew Ferguson of Bloomberg points out some of the reasons that Democrats may not quite know what to do with Senator—elect James Webb. Let those other pundits and reporters obsess over the new Democratic leadership as it brings its own special brand of ``progressive reform'' to Capitol Hill. (An all— vegan menu in the cafeteria? Hookahs in the cloakroom? Mandatory Birkenstocks in place of wingtips?) I will be directing my attention to the back benches. I'll be watching Jim Webb. [....] He is, for instance, an absolutist on Second Amendment rights —— the right to keep and bear arms —— but he made sure the subject seldom arose as he campaigned in the liberal suburbs of northern Virginia. He has written extensively about affirmative action, calling it ``a permeating state—sponsored racism that is as odious as the Jim Crow laws it sought to countermand.'' He has praised the Confederate battle flag and the sacrifice of the Confederate soldier...(Read Full Post)