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Nope - count me out.

No? Would you please state your reason(s) behind this decision?

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Sure.

I'm a quitter!

That is to say, I got tired of livin in nyc, being called a racist and a bigot for my views. Since my college days I tried to explain to people that the policies I advocated were better, wiser, proven, etc.

The opposition got more shrill. I was called names again. Now, my feelings weren't hurt anymore. But, it seemed to me, if they were so sure I was a bigoted and hateful man, why would they deserve my help in the first place?

I think the poison has infected too many minds, too deep, too broad. I'm tired of having to defend my positions not on policy grounds, but ad hominem attacks and what I consider to be hateful charged against me.

I think we should just appeal to the most people we can, on sound policy grounds. I think the typical African American is too mired in the cliches and the mental poison to be won over, at least in the next several decades. So I don't advocate wasting time on winning them over when spending a ton of time and resources shifts only a few percentage points over to us.

We are right - we should keep on being right (and being inclusive) but not water down our message or compromise our integrity.

So I am a quitter - and I am proud of it. If at first you don't succeed, try try again!!! There are two words in the dictionary for someone who complusively keeps doing something over and over again with bad results, and expecing a good result. One of those words is 'democrat!' ;-) The other is 'insane.'

I'm neither a democrat nor insane. Past outreach efforts have been greeted poorly. Entering a 'me too' game of entitlements against the democrat establishment compromises our integrity.

I'm tired of being called names and having hatred imputed to me. So I took my ball and went home. I think that's a good thing to do.