Eichmann in The O.C.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of Orange County told European Parliament representatives that Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann would still be alive if they were in charge, because they oppose the "extraordinary rendition" of terror suspects flown to secret agency prisons or to foreign countries. (Eichmann, the SS Obersturmbannführer and engineer of the Final Solution, was kidnapped in Argentina by the Mossad in 1960, and taken to Israel for trial. He was hanged two years later.)

Frank Barbaro, chairman of the Democratic Party of Orange County, objects: Rohrabacher argued that "imprisoning and torturing one innocent person was a fair price to pay for locking up 50 terrorists who would 'go out and plant a bomb … and kill 20,000 people.' When members of the audience groaned, you said, 'Well, I hope it's your families, I hope it's your families that suffer the consequences.' "

Rohrabacher defends: "It is justified to suggest that those who want to neuter our defenses to save one or two people who may have been mistakenly targeted may be creating a scenario that could result in the slaughter of tens of thousands of innocent lives."

Other items on the Web today:

Immigration and the GOP: "Republicans are already losing the under-30 vote. ... George Bush has demonstrated that we can make significant inroads, but following the path of Pete Wilson will deliver long-term damage to the GOP among the fastest growing demographic in the country." EyeOn08.com

Skyscraper, literally: "San Diego's city attorney sent a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday asking him to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to have the top floors removed from a office tower being built next to Montgomery Field. 'Simply stated, the building endangers the lives of San Diegans,' City Attorney Michael Aguirre stated in the letter." San Diego Union-Tribune.

Boxer bucks: "Sen. Barbara Boxer of California is giving her constituents a textbook example of the power a single senior senator can wield, using her new post chairing the Environment and Public Works Committee to add generously to the amount of money the state stands to get for water and flood control projects." S.F. Chronicle.

Lottery sale: "Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office has a list of 'marquee' investment firms interested in helping the state put its lottery in private hands, aides said on Thursday. ... Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers have already presented separate plans outlining how California could profitably hand off the operation of its lottery to the private sector. Reuters. And Sacramento Bee.

(Photos: AP file; Stefan Zaklin/EPA)