One needs only to go back to a poorly designed late campaign in Illinois against Obama by party operatives using Keyes as a partisan front man to see the seeds of this current involvement of Keyes the man.
Having eliminated any serious home-grown competition, Barack was looking at an uncontested election to a position of power for which he had no qualifying resume; but, unlike Hillary’s easy acceptance into New York circles, Keyes was seen as an interloping conservative first and a black second - another bad move on the part of the stodgy, politically hideboundness that now passes for the modern conservative realities.
In a perverse way this piece of history explains how an almost perfect 50/50 mix of ebony and ivory has managed to become blacker than any pot in the pantry and why the old guard was caught with their trousers below their pasty white shinbones as the call to action sounded.
We are witnessing the spectacle of a one-man, three-legged race.
How wonderful would it be if Alan Keyes took Obama down. Beautiful!!! Payback for the Senate race.
How great would it be if Justice Clarence Thomas took Obama down. Fantastic!!! Payback for the Saddleback comments.
A lot of black conservatives J.C. Watts, William Armstrong, Colin Powell (I know RINO) caved. Race before principals.
That was an eloquent summation of events.
Now add in the stunning condemnation of Hon. Clarence Thomas by Obama during a televised interview or debate last month.
The irony of Thomas writing a decision for the majority upholding Keyes and defeating Obama, would be so sweeeet.