Scruggs Nation, post-Ides of March, pre-St. Patrick's Day edition

A roundup of stories about the Scruggs plea agreements, and a few comments:Hood: you can't get there from here.This Legal Newsline story by John O'Brien about Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's reaction to the Scruggs plea is hilarious. Let's look at a few excerpts (I've boldfaced some particularly amazing parts):In catching high-profile plaintiffs lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs in a judicial bribery scheme, the federal government's methods of investigation worked perfectly, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Friday. So well, in fact, that he wishes he could use the same, even though he has recently deferred prosecution of one federal judicial bribery case to the local district attorney and has shown no sign of filing charges against Scruggs. &q