Of all the myths of the left, the most exasperating and pervasive (perpetuated by its media propaganda machine and trumpeted by blowhards like Ted Kennedy) is the fantasy that conservatives are rich, cruel, plutocrats who get their kicks evicting widows and orphans on Christmas Eve, whilst liberals - salt-of-the-earth-types, don't you know -- are champions of the powerless and downtrodden. The Supreme Court decision last week in Kelo v. City of New London should lay to rest that lie for all time. Kelo was a classic confrontation between the little guy and powerful, moneyed interests. The high court's five doctrinaire...