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Swann, Blackwell,Condi, Steele, Principle Trumps color
Tribune-Review ^ | 1/5/2006 | Salena Zito

Posted on 02/05/2006 1:26:58 PM PST by NorthEasterner

Principle trumps color By Salena Zito TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, February 5, 2006

The success of these and other black Republican candidates should not be measured just on whether they win their seats but on how successful they are at invigorating the Republican base and attracting a new urban voting bloc.

Who knows? Maybe in 2006 a whole new crop of people, black and white, will look in their mirrors every morning, staring into the faces of card-carrying members of the "Party of Lincoln."

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland; US: Michigan; US: Ohio; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: blackgop; condi; kenblackwell; lynnswann; michaelsteele; rendell; steelers; superbowl

1 posted on 02/05/2006 1:27:01 PM PST by NorthEasterner
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To: NorthEasterner
Great post..

sw

2 posted on 02/05/2006 1:33:51 PM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: NorthEasterner

ping


3 posted on 02/05/2006 2:00:27 PM PST by Cruz
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To: NorthEasterner

J.C. WATTS ROCKS!!! And I'm white so what of it.
Who gives a rip about color. I have to hear Lacey Clay spew his filth on an almost daily basis. Makes me sick.


4 posted on 02/05/2006 3:38:41 PM PST by Mrs. Shawnlaw (Rock beats scissors, don't run with rocks. NRA)
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To: NorthEasterner

Imagine the Mason-Dixon line getting colored black all the way from Cheasapeake Bay to the Ohio River at the Ohio/Indiana line.

Awesome.


5 posted on 02/05/2006 5:24:28 PM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Life is too short to go through it clenched of sphincter and void of humor - it's okay to laugh.)
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