The Lawn Coffin and Other Scary Bedtime Stories

If you are an avid consumer of political news, you might come across the scary story of violence-minded protesters leaving a threatening coffin on the lawn of Rep. Russ Carnahan's house, in retaliation for his health care vote. More proof, in case you needed any, that "Tea Party vigilantes" are "out for liberal blood."

If you are the kind of political news consumer that believes in hearing both sides of a story, here is a much, much different account from the protesters in question.

Expect to see a lot more of this kind of thing until November.