A newspaper in Alabama, of all places, urges reasonable Republicans to fight their party’s extremism - Pittsburg, KS - Morning Sun

A newspaper in Alabama, of all places, urges reasonable Republicans to fight their party’s extremism

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By Pat Cunningham

Wonder of wonders! There’s a newspaper in Anniston, Ala., in the heart of the conservative South, that dares to publish editorials like THIS:

It’s not fair to dismiss all elected Republicans as know-nothings who have embraced an uncompromising anti-science/anti-reason platform in an all-out war with opponents. While some more extreme Republicans fall into those ranks, we suspect many others are merely too politically nervous to challenge the zealots within their party. Their silence in the face of irresponsible and dangerous notions about government, science and war may keep them in office — at least until the winds of politics ...

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