There is literally no logic in obsessing over what a Congressional candidate believed in decades ago if that candidate has fully disavowed the views they held decades ago. People evolve , and what they believe in 2018 is far more important than what they believed in 1998.
In this March 19, 2017 file photo, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, left, takes a selfie with An Yan, of China, while marching in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Boston. Some polls rank Baker, a Republican in one of the nation's most liberal-leaning states, as the most popular governor in the country.
Middlebury College political science Professor Allison Stanger went on C-SPAN TV to discuss student violence in reaction to conservative author Charles Murray's controversial campus visit on March 2. It is the first time the educator, who was injured during the event along with Murray, talked about the free-speech incident in depth. Most people know Murray for "The Bell Curve" book.
It's time to push Leftist ideas and antics back to the fringes of American political life. These ideas, preached and practiced with righteous tyranny, have not only bullied their way into the public discourse but into our churches, our government, our businesses, our schools, and our lives.
In the best-case scenarios, several Republicans now working in Washington told me that being a conservative in overwhelmingly liberal places sharpened their critical thinking skills, moderated some of their views and tempered their youthful arrogance. But life on the defensive can also foster a kind of ideological contrarianism that can curdle into reactionary politics.
To any grown-up in Middlebury's administration: a) Expel every student involved in the "protest"--i.e. - the mob assault; b) initiate criminal complaints. Middlebury College's version of March Madness has nothing to do with basketball.