Conservatives passionately eulogizing late Sen. Jesse Helms’s (R-N.C.) stands against “political incorrectness” may have misdirected their priorities and passion, some of which could be used to denounce Helms’s racist positions, writes Isaac Chotiner. For headline writers, “Nunn” of the Democratic vice presidential possibilities are better than former Sen. Sam Nunn (Ga.), who is also an elder statesman with national security experience, writes Christopher Orr.