Of Richard K. Morgan’s book Thirteen, a.k.a. Black Man in the UK, I once wrote:
Published in 2007, I wonder how Morgan interpreted the events of the 2008 Presidential elections. Must have sort of felt like contradiction and vindication at the same time.
Given what happened to Representative Bob Inglis (R-S.C.), I’d bet Morgan would tell me it’s all vindication. What contradiction?
Inglis fell victim to a Tea Party wave in South Carolina, despite being, in word and deed, inarguably conservative. Just not ornery enough to be completely obstructionist. And he had well reasoned positions and arguments (such an elitist intellectual thing to do).
We’re getting to the point where bringing reason to a political argument is like bringing a knife to the proverbial Chicago gunfight.