You don’t suppose that Obama’s complexion might be turning people against him, do you? As his newly-empowered brethren seem to be trying to take over the country in a not-wonderful way.

I think race would be a terrible filter to apply to Mr. Obama, not only because it is illogical to think that skin color has anything to do with it, but because it would create the wrong “us versus them” dynamic. The damage using race can wreak is demonstrated by the way the Left has used it to sell Barack Obama. I think this was terrible and fraught with danger. They used guilt to sell a bad product, and if the product backfires then the blame will be heaped upon a racial target rather than an ideological one. Nothing describes the cynicism of the Left more than their ability to misdirect, misrepresent and mislead. They will put race in front of them as a shield. We should not fall for it.

If Obama’s Presidency ends disastrously then many people are going to wrongly conclude that it was premature to elect a black person for President. This I think is the main danger and one which, for the sake of everyone ought not to be advanced as a narrative. Not only will this fall for the scapegoat trap of the Left, but in time, they’ll be able to resurrect the racial narrative based on a race-based backlash. The best thing to do is to keep the term out of the equation entirely. Once the term “race” is in the discussion it works to the advantage of the Left. Keep on target. What do you mean “race” Kemo Sabe? Let’s talk ideology. If Barack Obama fails it will have everything to do with his background in Chicago and his ideology. His roots aren’t in Africa, but perhaps in Bill Ayer’s living room.