Thing that makes me go "Mmmm?" [View all]

[EffieBlack]

We keep hearing folks - so-called progressives, no less - say we have no room for error and now's not the time to go all diversified and take risks so we'd better go with a white guy as our nominee and keep minorities and women in the background, telling them to wait a few more years before they emerge into the center ring.

But ...

When it comes to the Speakership, we need to push aside the strongest and surest person for the job so we can disrupt and go all new blood, fresh face, because the future or something.

Mmmmm ... This seems inconsistent, but on closer examination, I see it's actually VERY consistent, after all.