[mhking]

He can spin it all he wants, all it is is more pandering. And it is just as wrong when conservatives do it as when liberals do it.

Period.

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[SJackson]

He can spin it all he wants, all it is is more pandering. And it is just as wrong when conservatives do it as when liberals do it.

You're right, this is a divisive issue, with no legitimate foundation.

[JustPiper]

For all those quick to judge Alan and be fickle changing your vote after one erroneous article:

IMPORTANT:

CHICAGO -- Republican U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes has just released a statement clarifying what appeared to be a surprising position he took at a news conference yesterday.
"I think a cogent argument could be made for reparations in principle," Keyes is quoted as saying to reporters yesterday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The response from conservatives was immediate. "Who downstate will now vote for Keyes?" wrote IllinoisLeader.com reader Randall Mead of Springfield today. "I certainly won't."

This afternoon, Keyes released the following statement, clarifying his position: