[Mister Baredog]

Will it be the inspiring pro-growth Republican, Herman Cain?

I hope Zell will campaign for him, that would be cool. I can't even imagine how the NY Times, and their comrades could handle the Republicans electing the FIRST Black male to the U.S. Senate. WOW!!!!!

[zbigreddogz]

Zell has said he won't endorse or campaing for anyone running to replace him from either party.

S'ok. He's more valuable campaigning for Bush anyway. Besides, he campaigns for Bush, Bush campaigns for the R. End result is the same thing, people get the message: Zell says the modern Dems are nuts.

[AuH2ORepublican]

"I can't even imagine how the NY Times, and their comrades could handle the Republicans electing the FIRST Black male to the U.S. Senate."

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Actually, several black males have been elected to the Senate, and most (perhaps all?) have been Republican. The most recent was Republican Senator Brooke from Massachusetts in the 1960s and 1970s.

[MplsSteve]

The first GOP black male elected to the US Senate was Edward Brooke.

Unbelievably, he was elected in Massachusetts in 1972 and served one term before being defeated by Paul Tsongas in 1978.

There may have been a GOP black male who was elected to a Senate seat during Reconstruction...but I don't think there was.