[PalmettoMason]

West is one of the those folks who FR has decided can do no wrong. Never mind Pigford, or the NDAA, or belonging to the CBC... Someone here will always make excuses for him.

Is he better than 99% of the other Congress Critters?

Probably.

But in this case, my wise old granny used to remind me that "You are judged by the company you keep".

Pigford and the CBC make me suspicious that the color of his skin is far more important to him than it is to me.

[TigersEye]

Is he better than 99% of the other Congress Critters? Probably.

I get your point but some people characterize statements like that as "making excuses for him."