Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Fasten Your Seat Belts

It is starting to resemble a 12 round boxing match. In the earlier rounds Obama did the political equivalent of the " Ali Shuffle " while confounding Hillary . However as we get into what some describe as the " Championship Rounds" the earlier body shots delivered by Clinton are showing that they are having effect. In other words Obama is going to have to dig into the reserve tank to recapture his earlier energy level. " Yes We Can" must become " Yes I Am ( ready to throwdown).
In spite of the best efforts of some to ignore the issue of race, this 800 pound Gorilla will not leave the room and must be adressed. How will the Democratic National Committee deal with perhaps it's most loyal constituency ifHillary Clinton is given the nomination in a brokered convention? If Obama is " dogged ( so to speak) by the DNC will African American voters support the party choice or express their displeasure by staying home or voting GASP! Republican? If the DNC doesn't already have enough on its plate there is loud murmur coming from members of The Congressional Black Caucus who are not happy about the choices that theDNC makes in choosing vendors, consultants, pollsters and others who are vital to the operation of the Democratic Party. I f You haven't guessed by now, CBC members and others are not pleased with the scarcity of African American in key positions. When the question came up, The DNC was quick to point out that there are at least four African Americans in key positions . That response did nothing to assuage dues paying lawmakers who feel that they deserve a little more " bang for their buck"

Like it or not the candidacy of Barrack Obama will force us to take a close critical look at The Democratic National Committee and it's relationship with African Americans. The coming weeks and months promise to be quite revealing and undoubtedly will show the ugly side of electoral politics.
African American voters have a lot to consider as we look at the Democratic Party and it"s standard bearers. Will we follow the party or our intelligence.? These questions must be answered. In the meantime, You will notice that the " FASTEN SEAT BELT sign is on and will stay on as we approach real turbulence.