As much as Bill Cosby is chastised for the things he says to African-American groups, I never expected President Obama to take his views to the NAACP. Of course, we are talking about a national organization that refers to us as “colored”:
President Barack Obama had a tough-love message for fellow African-Americans on Thursday, urging black [...]

[It's been a while. Think of June as my Lost Month]
Rasmussen has some unpleasant news for President Obama as relates to healthcare, climate change, and the economy:
Thirty-three% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-five percent (35%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential [...]

Sotomayor: In 1994 the “wise woman” wasn’t necessarily a Latina
Apparently during a speech in 1994 Supeme Court nomine Sonia Sotomayor made a statement almost identical to the one from 2001:
“I would hope that a wise woman with the richness of her experience would, more often than not, reach a better conclusion,” she said in the [...]

“If the 40 remaining Republican senators end up voting for Sotomayor, her race will be the reason.” Michael Kinsley, in the Washington Post, puts into play a scary idea. Is Sotomayor facing a basically uncontested nomination due solely to her race (and gender)?
She’s certainly intelligent, well-educated, and experienced. Even the unfavorable opinions of lawyers who [...]

Just as I said the other day, the op-eds are coming out calling President Obama’s nominee a centrist.
E.J. Dionne:
Liberals should not take the bait of the right-wingers by allowing the debate over Sotomayor to be premised on the idea that she is a bold ideological choice. She’s not. But if conservatives succeed in painting this [...]