Susan Buker: McCrory’s broken toy

I had to smile as I read the July 27 Under the Dome “McCrory: Democrats ‘cheered’ boycotts.” Gov. Pat McCrory accused Democrats of creating an issue about House Bill 2 and then laughing about it.

It reminded me of my son when he was a headstrong 3-year-old. He wanted to play with his toys in a way that was going to result in breakage. I tried to reason with him. I tried to point out where he was going wrong. He stubbornly insisted on having his way. Since I could see that he would suffer no physical harm, I let him have his way. Sure enough, the toy broke. My son was distraught. “This is your fault,” he said. When I asked him, “why?” he told me that I should not have been right about the situation!

Rather like McCrory and his HB2 opponents.

This story was originally published July 30, 2016 at 6:00 PM with the headline "Susan Buker: McCrory’s broken toy."