McClatchy is reporting today a statement by Congressman Clyburn of South Carolina in which he says that the problems faced by president Obama are due to racism. As Clyburn puts it, "the fact of the matter is, the president's problems are in large measure because of the color of his skin."
This is truly sad. Clyburn is part of the leadership of the Democrats in the House. If he truly believes that opposition to Obama is based upon racism, then he will not look critically at the important issues facing the country. Obama's position will just be taken as correct and his opponents will be labelled racists. On the other hand, if Clyburn does not believe what he says, then he is using charges of racism for political gain. That is the lowest of the low. The sad thing is that either way, the country loses.
It is time for the Obamacrats to realize that many of the things that Obama wants may not be in the best interests of the USA. These issues must be examined on their merits, not on the skin color of their proponents. We have followed the Obama prescription for getting the economy to generate jobs again since Obama took office. It has not worked well. That is a fact, and it is not any less true because the person writing these words is of one race or another. Those who want to change the American policies with regard to the economy are not racist; they are simply trying to improve things here.
The hope in 2008 was that Obama's election would get us all past the fact of racism in our past. Instead, we have moved into an age where charges of racism are thrown out there with regularity for purposes of political gain. It was change that dashed hope.
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