Rep. Trey Gowdy’s emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface, but unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. The 1960 Census had recorded South Carolina as 34.8 percent African American. A former prosecutor, Gowdy ran for Congress in part to get a respite from things prosecutors must stare at unblinkingly. Gowdy’s eyes are moist as he says that the girl’s picture is on his desk in his congressional office. South Carolina has been punching above its weight recently.

Source: Washington Post April 27, 2018 23:48 UTC