The Chairman of the Democratic Party in Texas–can you imagine a more thankless job than that?–ignited a firestorm that has resulted in his resignation after 12 years in the position.
His crime? What was so unforgivable that a man who endured endless hours listening to Beto O’Rourke had to be excommunicated from polite society?
He said this on Austin Public Radio:
You could, for example, you can support transgender rights up and down all the categories where the issue comes up, or you can understand that there’s certain things that we just go too far on, that a big bulk of our population does not support,” Hinojosa told KUT.
Horrors! Some Americans–even enlightened Texans!–think that kids should keep their genitals and boys shouldn’t be peeping at girls in locker rooms.
Unforgivable, and unforgiven, despite abject apologies.
I extend my sincerest…