[AuH2ORepublican]

"A race between Kweisi Mfume and Michael Steele would be historic. My concern involves the lamestream media acting as Mfume's cheerleading squad."

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I've been a big fan of Alan Keyes for years, but I've got to tell you that Michael Steele is a far more acceptable candidate to mainstream voters and media, and I doubt that they'll be able to do to Michael Steele what they did to Dr. Keyes. Besides, Kweisi Mfume wasn't the editor-in-chief of the Harvard Law Review (although IIRC Mfume did have quite a rap sheet before he straightened out his act in his 20s) nor does Mfume have the cross-over appeal of Barack Obama. And Michael Steele would presumably be in the race from the beginning, and since he has lived in Southern Maryland his entire life he can't be labeled a carpet-bagger. I don't think an Mfume-Steele race would look anything like the Obama-Keyes race.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

This is a chimera devised by the Democrats, in order to keep their Republican rivals off-stride.

I don't know anyone delusional enough to believe that Mfume could beat O'Malley-or any other serious primary opponent,for that matter-aside from Mfume himself, Julian Bond, and perhaps a few other radical, 60s retreads.