[votelife]

If we nominate someone for a position based on race - that is racism.

Again, Estrada is so qualified this is insulting to say that. I mean, should we abandon him because we don't want to "step to the Dems" level? Ridiculous.

I have come to the conclusion that the minority lock of the Dems must be broken to end racial discord in this country. If that takes aggressively pushing qualified CONSERVATIVE minorities (ahead of white ones), I'm okay with that. To me this is not affirmative action. To me it's trying to break the power grip the Dems have on minorities, which is a good thing. If what Bush is doing should be called a race card, then I'm all for it.

I agree with your post almost in its entirety, but I disagree with your tactics. Again, Estrada is very qualified, and I happen to like the fact that he is a minority...which is what the GOP will be in 20 years if they don't reach out to minorities.

I am done posting on the race card issue. We will just have to agree to disagree.

[nanny]

Well, we will just have to agree to disagree - but nominating, hiring, opposing, etc., anyone for any reason other than his/her qualifications is racism or bias. It is wrong - no way you can color it good - no matter if the Republicans are doing it to 'bring in more Hispanics' (in itself a digusting thing to do). There is no good reason - I thought we had a nation of equals here - pushing ahead minorites is not racism or affirmative actions?

I agree with your post almost in its entirety, but I disagree with your tactics.

I don't understand - I have no tactics. I expressed an opinion that we should have an equality of persons in this country and that is tactics?