The Ultra-Right-Wing State Nobody Mentions

[AngryOldDem]

9. As I've said before, this is why I really respect the Democratic legislators in both houses.

Scott Pelath, Terri Austin, Charlie Brown, Greg Porter, Ed DeLaney...every single session they stand up to the GOP lunacy that makes its way through the General Assembly. Yes, they get shouted down more often than not, and get shut down through "parliamentary procedure" bullshit more often than not, but they get their points across. They are fighters, despite the GOP supermajority.

The circus comes back to town in about five weeks. If you can, check out the live stream of the sessions. They will sometimes enrage you, frustrate you, and make you wonder about the average IQ level. But when the people I mentioned above take the podium, they WILL do you proud.

(That said, I'm torn over whether I want to see DeLaney quit to run for Indianapolis mayor. He is such a strong and needed presence in the General Assembly that I would hate to see him go. But I think he would do the city a lot of good, too.)