Know Hope. = Mouth Platitudes.

No, I'm not surprised. Spent enough time in Protestantland to laugh at those who would still claim, "If there's no color around, must be dangerous to go there." Not dangerous, but surely uncomfortable if you are the type who just wants to blend in and observe and enjoy your vacation, and not face a million friendly questions arising from curiousness, friendliness, and hospitality. You know what I mean.

I guess if you've got a special card, you learn to play it. In some circles, at least.

Heck, how many of the younger generation of whites wanted to be black in recent decades? If this is a way to reconcile our racial past and award on the basis of color, I suspect there's a segment of Americans -- liberals and discontented Republicans as well -- who would enjoy seeing Sen. Obama get the primary nod.

Still, the ethnics, the git 'er done working class of the Democratic past -- black and white -- still have life in them, I have to believe. And if you're smart, you're still raising your own to believe it's what they contribute, what they do, the track record that counts -- not just marketing like "Imagine Peace" or "Know Hope".

How about, Face Reality, folks? and,
What have you done for us (the U.S.) lately?