I see caving in to pressure here from the Republicans that will happen again perhaps when more people are killed somewhere on some other issue like the Second Amendment where Senator Toomey caved in after the school massacre in Connecticut.
I agree that the caving is a problem....on any issue. Great article posted on FR today by Daniel Greenfield equating this caving to the “have you stopped beating your wife” question. He is spot on there. This rush to get out and “be reasonable” is so unseemly and ends up hurting.
My only ambivalence is on the flag issue itself.
As July 3rd, 1863 is considered the high water mark for the Confederacy, June 2015 may become known as the high water mark for conservative 1st and 2nd amendment beliefs. The elites, with their institutional control of government, schools and media , now have the springboard to further their agenda.
Beyond the normal race hustlers, the flag frenzy is about the Dims trying to find a way get blacks to turn out for Hillary at a rate close to what Obama got. Grievance politics is their specialty.
As usual, the Pubs are doing their best to alienate 10 white votes for every one black vote they fantasize about.
Romney showed them the way in 2012, so it’s natural he would bring his ‘expertise’ to bear again. He’s got lots of company, but there’s no substitute for hands on knowledge in how to lose an election.