In the March 9 Maine Sunday Telegram, Charles Todorich gave us an adequate summation of Joshua Chamberlain’s feats on Little Round Top. But in his efforts to equate and distinguish choices made by Chamberlain and Gov. Janet Mills, regarding which “hill to die on,” he stretches his metaphor to the point of incomprehensibility.

Janet Mills was attending a conference of governors, as was her duty. President Trump asked if she were in the room, and he initiated the verbal engagement, demanding to know if she would comply with his edict regarding transgender athletes. She, again, doing her duty, asserted she would follow federal and state law. The bully boy then claimed “he” was the federal law, threatened funds to the state, and, as is his wont, felt compelled to demean and belittle her.

Apparently by Mr. Todorich’s estimation, refraining from choosing this “hill to die on” would have required her to respond: “Yes, King Trump. I’ll readily forego my legal and constitutional obligations and do exactly as you say … Sir.” That role has, in fact, already been claimed by the Republican legislators.

Ann Morrill, South Portland