[blanknoone]

Who Cares?

I do. They vote. The way they vote affects me.

Blacks vote for Democrats with or without reparations.

You need a dose of Reagan optimism. I am not willing to concede a perpetual D lock on a big segment of our voters. Lets get the D's on record as opposing a Republican reparations plan and find out if they still vote D. My bet is that a significant chunk of the productive blacks who pay taxes rethink their party affiliation.

I've said I oppose this on principle many times. I'm not going to keep saying it. But the fact that I am a man of principle is why I will never be a (successful) politician. Politics is compromise. We can stand on principle and have all the influence of the Libertarian party, or we can play politics.

[sinkspur]

But the fact that I am a man of principle is why I will never be a (successful) politician.

Keyes says he's a man of principle too.

Is this reparations foolishness principle, or is it politics?