I'm about two-thirds of the way through Alan Dershowitz's The Case For Israel. Dershowitz may never have met a murderer he didn't like, but it's a damned well researched and supported book. Ait tight, one might say.

The Face of America
We all know that Democrats are the most enlightened people on Earth, and that if you live in a Red State you must be a slobbering piece of racist filth. The Republicans Party, after all, actually supports the resegregation of America's schools, but only because it might be quite difficult to reintroduce full slavery. Or so you would believe if you listened to Julian Bond, chairman of the board of the "non-partisan" NAACP.

The order of succession to the presidency of the United States is as follows:
1. President of the United States
2. Vice President of the United States
3. Speaker of the House of Representatives
4. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
5. Secretary of State
6. Secretary of the Treasury
7. Secretary of Defense
8. Attorney General
9. Secretary of Homeland Security
10. Secretary of the Interior

Regardless of what this may say about our history, every President, Vice President, Speaker, and President Pro Tem has been a white male. Madeleine Albright was the first female Secretary of State; however, she is a naturalized, not native born, American citizen. Therefore, Attorney General Janet Reno is the closest a woman has been to being President of the United States. (Reagan-Bush '84 killed Mondale-Ferrero.) Secretary of State Colin Powell, in addition to his lifetime of service to this great nation, was the first black Secretary of State, and the closest a black male has ever been to being President. If Dr. Condoleezza Rice is confirmed by the Senate, she will be the first black female Secretary of State and, by virtue of being born an American, the closest a woman has ever been to being President.

Now, are those token appointments, or is it possible, just possible, that the Republican Party is not the racist monolith those on the left assume it to be?

I know, I know, I'm generalizing. Sorry.