Lexington Herald-Leader: ’Like an abusive relationship:’ GOP now sorry for calling Ky teachers groomers and pedophiles. | Opinion
By LINDA BLACKFORD
Five thousand votes aren’t a lot, but they were enough to push Gov. Andy Beshear to the front in the 2019 governor’s race. His slim lead is largely credited to teachers, who were angry that then-Gov. Matt Bevin tried to end their pensions, and amidst their protests, accused them of abetting child molestation. That recent history has obviously got Attorney General Daniel Cameron worried that unceasing GOP attacks on Kentucky public education system, its teachers and its many other employees may be going too far and could affect the second governor’s race in a row. For now, let’s take him at his word that he offers his new education proposals “out of a spirit of humility.” That’s not a word we hear out of politicians’ mouths very often.