Tipping Point? 0
Josh Marshall thinks that the reaction to Indiana’s recent law permitting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is qualitatively different from what’s happened in the past and that Indiana’s bigots did not anticipate it. A snippet:
Now Gov. Pence is reduced to lamely complaining that his and the legislatures efforts have been misunderstood or distorted. “I just can’t account for the hostility that’s been directed at our state,” Pence told the Indianapolis Star. “I’ve been taken aback by the mischaracterizations from outside the state of Indiana about what is in this bill.” He can’t even manage the standard, conservatives in my state are being victimized by the axis of gays and liberals. He seems genuinely surprised.