Gov. of Alabama orders confederate battle-flag be taken down

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This abomination gets taken down:

Alabama Gov. Bentley removes Confederate flags from Capitol grounds AL.com

On the order of Gov. Robert Bentley, the Confederate battle flag which stands at the foot of the confederate memorial on the state Capitol grounds was taken down this morning.

Two workers came out of the Capitol building about 8:20 a.m. and with no fanfare quickly and quietly took the flag down. They declined to answer questions.

Moments later Gov. Bentley emerged from the Capitol on his way to an appearance in Hackleburg. Asked if he had ordered the flag taken down, the governor said, "Yes I did."

Asked his reasons for taking it down and if it included what happened in Charleston last week, the governor said, "Yes, partially this is about that. This is the right thing to do. We are facing some major issues in this state regarding the budget and other matters that we need to deal with. This had the potential to become a major distraction as we go forward. I have taxes to raise, we have work to do. And it was my decision that the flag needed to come down."

Bravo, Governor Bentley.

Oh, and BTW, Bentley is a Republican.

More information at the link, especially the last paragraph.

Discuss: did Gov. Bentley make a good decision?