Indiana's diminutive Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith is at it again, this time with as fractured a historical analogy as you're ever likely to encounter: he says the Indiana Senate Republican holdouts against redistricting are "Neville Chamberlain types," attempting to "appease" Democrats.
Precisely what state or Federal-level Democrats hold the power to do that merits appeasement is unclear; in Indiana, the GOP holds a commanding trifecta, and while their margins at the Federal level are far narrower, they've got majorities in the House and Senate and, of course, are firmly ensconced in the two-thirds of the White House still standing. The Dems are nowhere near positioning to take the Sudetenland and the GOP hasn't sat down with them for a Munich Conference.
The John Birchers of my youth had a clearer grasp of history than young Beckwith (despite their spin), and their most fevered fantasies fell far short of the notions he so confidently spews. He's all over the more-unmoored parts of the online Right chat-show circuit, a self-identified Christian Nationalist with, apparently, plenty of free time.
Indiana's Governor, Mike Braun, comes across as a gruff paterfamilias type; he's absolutely on board with President Trump's agenda, 110%, but does so in a low-drama way, focused on the nuts and bolts of politics. I think his number two, not the Governor's own choice, shows a decided preference for the nuts alone.
Update
11 months ago
2 comments:
I was confused at your first word. ☺
So, as it turned out, was I. "For the lack of a vowel..." Fixed now, thank you.
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