But they're harder to sue!

I thought this item on Best of the Web was great:

Power to the Elected Officials!

The Associated Press reports that residents of Bennington, Vt., have voted down a ballot measure "capping the size of big-box retailers to 75,000 square feet." The rejection clears the way for the local Wal-Mart to expand to 112,000 square feet. We love this quote:

Alicia Romac of the pro-cap group Citizens for a Greater Bennington said she wished the decision had been left up to elected officials. "It's special interests interfering with what's best for the community process, and I don't think that's really the best way to run a government," she said.

Up in Vermont, it turns out, "special interests" is a dysphemism for "voters."