WELL, YES. AND THEY’RE INTENDED TO: Obama’s race remarks exacerbate tensions. “We do know this much for certain: Had the races been reversed, the usual suspects would have had much to say. White teens beat up an elderly black veteran and leave him for dead? White teens shoot a talented black athlete visiting from another country? Riots. I make these observations not to exacerbate a problem but in the hope that we can stop this craziness before things escalate.”

Still, that columnists for the Washington Post are now pointing out things that bloggers noticed a year ago bodes poorly for the White House.