You don't know everything that Alan Keyes does.
FYI, he has spent quite a bit of time on Capitol Hill, sitting with Republican Congressmen and Senators crafting legislation. You would be surprised by the deference paid to him there. He is respected and listened to in a way that I've never seen accorded to any other visitor to the Hill. There are many other outside ways that Alan impacts public policy as well.
...and he's never had to keep an electorate happy enough to hopefully reelect him.
Zippety-do-dah. He has a very large constituency across America that is unique among modern political figures. Doesn't matter where you go in any corner of the country, he is very highly respected and frankly loved amongst Republicans.
By the way, I appreciate the tone of your posts, and apologize to whatever extent I may sound a bit too harsh. I am working very long hours on this current campaign, with alot of daily pressures, as if that is any excuse.
And, as you pointed out, Alan is my friend, so I tend to take the criticisms of him somewhat personally.
But the fact is, a large proportion of the criticisms aimed at him around here are untrue and unfair.
But he doesn't get the credit for it, he isn't held responsible for it, and he doesn't have to (publicly anyway) make the compromises necessary to get it passed, if indeed it does pass. Don't you see the difference?
He has a very large constituency across America that is unique among modern political figures.
"Very large" compared to what? I know that Dr. Keyes has people across America who admire him, but most people I know have never heard of him, or have only heard of him peripherally - "Oh, yeah, that black guy who ran for president as a Republican?" They couldn't tell you a whole lot about him.
I am working very long hours on this current campaign, with alot of daily pressures
I do admire all the work you do, EV. It's quite impressive.
But the fact is, a large proportion of the criticisms aimed at him around here are untrue and unfair.
A lot of the criticisms aimed at him around here are people's opinions, based on the impressions they have of Dr. Keyes. If a politician or public figure consistently gives a significant number of people a faulty or misleading impression of himself, one must consider that there might be a problem with the delivery, wouldn't you think?