Finally Truth from a Republican

Dear Friends,

Every so often a Republican will actually tell the truth about something important that they have been denying.  A couple of days ago Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele in a question and answer period with a group of students at DePaul University told the truth about the Republican southern strategy.  Chairman Steele was asked why an African-American should vote Republican.  His response:

You really don't have a reason to, to be honest -- we haven't done a very good job of really giving you one. True? True,

He went on to say:

For the last 40-plus years we had a 'Southern Strategy' that alienated many minority voters by focusing on the white male vote in the South. Well, guess what happened in 1992, folks, 'Bubba' went back home to the Democratic Party and voted for Bill Clinton.

For a full story about Chairman Steele's comments at the gathering, here is an article by Abdon Pallasch in The Chicago Sun-Times.

Thanks for reading and please comment,
The Unabashed Liberal