FEC Commissioner Bradley Smith has announced his (expected) resignation and his intention to return to his (preferred) life teaching law. I'm told he'll remain at the Commission through the summer, hopefully to cast one of his final votes on the rules governing political activity on the internet. I've said it before and it remains true: to find a more effective advocate for free speech, to find a more important conservative in Washington, DC - you'll have to look very, very hard. (for a glimpse at his work, check out this letter to Messrs. McCain and company in response to a...