Almost simultaneously with the Charleston church shooting, a related racial issue is dividing Republican presidential aspirants, reports The New York Times: What to do about the Confederate flag that flies at the South Carolina capitol and in other locations in the South. Mitt Romney, who is no longer running for president, is the most direct. “Remove it now to honor the Charleston victims,” he said. Jeb Bush encouraged South Carolina to “do the right thing,” as he did when governor Florida: Take down the flag and put it in a museum “where it belonged.” Sen. Marco Rubio said he would leave the decision to the state.
