[wardaddy]

Indeed ...Keyes is stellar but unfortunately not electable.

Shame that I know of only a few truly conservative black women but can rattle off a dozen reliably conservative (well known) black males readily.

Would that it were different.

[Burkeman1]

I met Keyes and his wife. At a 7/11 on the waterfront in Boston. He must have been staying at the Rowes Wharf hotel which was around the corner. I walked in and noticed him almost right off. I wasn't sure it was him because he has "greyed" a bit. I was behind him in line at the check out and asked if he was Alan Keyes. He said yes and asked my name. He was very friendly- introduced me to his wife (who is an Indian from India I think). I asked why he hasn't been writing a regular column? He replied that he was just finishing a book and that he would resume a column shortly. I wanted to ask him about his opinion on the current foreign policy of our nation but it was not the right place or time. That was 4 months ago. But he was very gracious.

I have had this fantasy that if Keyes were to be one of the House prosecutors during the Removal vote in the Senate against Clinton- he would have won a majority over with his force of speech.