The CBC is looking out for their exclusive piece of the action. They are the perfect example of "faction" as discussed by Madison in Federalist #10. They are Constitutionally  thwarted by our republican form of government.

The Congressional Black Caucus is proof that within the Congressional system there is a faction that places race first. Sharpton would say that is necessary to protect the "mosaic." I would say that Sharpton and the Congressional Black Caucus are playing the dangerous and divisive game of Balkanizing our country.

My grandkids attend an elementary school in Maryland in which over 60% of the kids have a white parent and a black or Hispanic or Asian parent. The largest group is black parent and white parent. A great many of these kids have a parent in the military. Times are changing quickly for the "mosaic" crowd. The melting pot is quietly doing its age old work. 

Obama chose to be black in his politics. Condoleeza Rice and Clarence Thomas chose to be educated Americans. I have no quarrel with someone who looks out for "his people." But I do not put his politics ahead of my own. That is what "faction" is all about. 

Obama is a blank slate, someone with little experience that many people have filled in what they wished – I think something his campaign has encouraged.  That’s cool, such is happens in politics.  Yet his 20 year silence and close association with Wright shows a fundamental lack of character.    If he wasn’t able to speak up to Wright during all that time, until forced politically to drop him from his campaign when he became a political liability, what are we to make of his stated intentions of speaking with the leaders of North Korea, Iran and other enemies of the USA?  A sucka is born every second?  Heck, we have a president now who made a fool of himself about what thought he saw in Putin’s soul, so how much worse will Obama be?

As for the CBC, Obama should have said something last year when fellow Dem Cohen tried to join but was rudely turned down because he is white.  What leadership did Obama show us in this case?  None.  Where’s the desire for moving past racial concerns he spoke about in his speech?  Non-existent when it comes to the CBC.   I have a big problem when a group of US lawmakers form racially-exclusive clubs for whatever reason and then preach to us on race.  That’s pure BS and hypocrisy in the extreme.  Cohen wanted to join because he represents a district that’s 60% black and probably felt this group would give him connections he could us politically and also to help his constituents.  Yet he was turned down cold because he’s white.  Even the NAACP, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and National Action Network do not have racially exclusive policies.  What makes the CBC, a group consisting of US lawmakers, different in this regard?  Why does it get a free pass?

 

Obama and Hillary stand for the same exact policies and worldview. Interestingly enough they both have ties to gutter Chicago socialism and they both had mentors in Saul Alinsky.

And you focus on race and costumes. how trivial.. how utterly irrelevent.

The only party capable of fielding a successful black or woman Presidential candidate who would be  a leader for everybody would be the Republicans.

For a racist party like the Democrats to have their nominee’s entire qualification be that he is  black is a fucking  disaster.

Our national politics are so warpped and utterly lacking any priorties.

And the media… My God.. We should all be in dispair… to have the mass media gate keepers be in the hands of those morons… ugh.  It’s unthinkable the amount of damage being done to the country at a time when it can least be afforded.

Other than that, he’s not interested.