[jla]

Well Chester sure didn't strengthen his cause by castrating himself on the Black Entertainment Network.
But it shouldn't have, and never would have, went this far if some in the G.O.P., and this includes the White House, wouldn't have cowered to the Left's propaganda.

Dubya is the leader of the G.O.P., too bad he couldn't reign in Lott, (RR had no trouble with him), without using this as an excuse to suddenly get tough.

[Jhoffa_]

But it shouldn't have, and never would have, went this far if some in the G.O.P., and this includes the White House, wouldn't have cowered to the Left's propaganda.

I agree.

We missed a big opportunity here. A nationwide forum on race and yet another chance to highlight their total and complete issue vacuum.

But, that was last week. This week we need a new SML.

[Political Junkie Too]

But it shouldn't have, and never would have, went this far if some in the G.O.P., and this includes the White House, wouldn't have cowered to the Left's propaganda.

I'm wondering if they're getting over this. I agree that early moves were tentative and gun-shy after years of getting bashed on anything the Democrats chose to be outraged about. But the public reaction has been tepid, and this is causing Democrats to backtrack a little, and Republicans to perhaps be a little more assertive.

-PJ