further to the Trent Lott pick: I was disappointed too, that Steele was not chosen to front for the RNC. HOWEVER. This is politics, people. Steele did not make much of a dent in the Black/AfricanAmerican vote. And, the future lies with the Hispanic Vote. The Republicans lost the Black vote in the 1960s. When did they lose the Jewish vote? Was it during the 1930s, when FDR was running things?

Anyway, you can be sure that losing a group’s votes lasts for GENERATIONS. So, give Bush & etc some slack here. They don’t want the Hispanics to be lost in the far green pastures of the Democrats.

Thus that Martinez fellow, a self made guy.

And Give Politicians some credit, too. They are in a game with its own rules and standards and necessities. Believe it or not, just because we are smart doesn’t mean we know anything about that particular art form.