Indiana’s Mike Pence is starting to look like Lester Maddox — without the spine
"Pence can try to convince the country that “tolerance is a two-way street” and “Hoosiers don’t believe in discrimination.” But it doesn’t appear to be working. Now he’s trying to have it both ways, insisting on ABC that “We won’t change the law,” then making a mealy-mouthed promise to consider “clarifying” it. Though he blames it on the “mischaracterization” of outside agitators — much like the defenders of southern segregation did back in the 1950s and ’60s — Pence showed that the pressure is getting to him. As the NCAA heads to Indianapolis for the “Final Four” tournament next weekend, expect that pressure to grow."
