[Always Right]

I had to read the following paragraph twice, to make sure I understood what Mike Bayham is saying, and I totally disagree with the premise that we Republicans "promenade non-whites in front of the cameras" as mere "window-dressers." The rest of the column is excellent, but I don't know what "non-white promenading" he is thinking of, to have this opinion.

It's funny how our 'window dressing' (Colin Powell, Condi Rice, Clerance Thomas) all reached higher levels than prominant black Democrats. The three most powerful African-Americans in the last several years are all GOPers. That is shocking considering when about 35% of the Democratic votes come from African-Americans. How are these 35% represented in Democratic Party????

[CHARLITE]

"The three most powerful African-Americans in the last several years are all GOPers. That is shocking considering when about 35% of the Democratic votes come from African-Americans. How are these 35% represented in Democratic Party????"

You're "always right" with this. What a super comment. Thanks! What is obviously needed is more focused education by prominent black GOPers in traditionally DNC voting communities, nationwide. The problem with this idea is that those whom you mention (Rice, Powell, Thomas) have reached such a high professional level that they legitimately don't have time to "make the rounds" of black constituencies. More's the pity. (JC Watts can't be everywhere 24/7.)