[cynicom]

That excuse wont wash. Blacks vote for dems, period.

Selling your own down the drain and remaining mute for votes would be an act of cowardice.

[rj45mis]

"Blacks vote for dems, period"

Wrong! Bush will get a higher percentage of the black vote in 2004 than any recent Republican candidate. That's because more of them are starting to see how the dems have misused them all these years to grab power, yet they never seem to be needed when VP candidate is being sought. Bush treats blacks fairly and equally and this does not go completely unnoticed. Besides that, Bush didn't sell his own down the drain; Lott should have been more attuned to how his remarks would be perceived. He was unwise and he paid a price. End of story, period.

[rdb3]

Selling your own down the drain and remaining mute for votes would be an act of cowardice.

Who is "your own?"

Show 'em my motto!