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 have 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.
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11 months ago
3 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.
Your mention of Neville triggered my irony bone. The GOP's Supreme Leader in D.C. resembles both Adolph Hitler and Neville Chamberlain...a demented fascist trying to appease/lick the boots of/impress a much more ruthless Putin.
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