Even the reliably liberal Steve Lopez (formerly of the Inky) gets it when it comes to Polanski.

Lopez is especially hard on Polanski's idiot defenders and excusers.

Polanski stood in a Santa Monica courtroom on Aug. 8, 1977, admitted to having his way with a girl three decades his junior and told a judge that indeed, he knew she was only 13.

There may well have been judicial misconduct.

But no misconduct was greater than allowing Polanski to cop a plea to the least of his charges. His crime was graphic, manipulative and heinous, and he got a pass. It's unbelievable, really, that his soft-headed apologists are rooting for him to get another one.

Good for him. Read the whole thing.

UPDATE: Another progressive, WAPO's Eugene Robinson, joins LAR with this well-written piece.

UPDATE II: Add HuffPo's Jason Linkins to the LAR team.