Quote Of The Day: Robert Reich

Commenting on Chris Dodd's assertion that Wall Street lobbyists are to blame:

Call me old fashioned, but I thought Congress was in charge of passing legislation, not Wall Street.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has 2 Paragraphs For Republicans

I was a big Lakers fan back when the Dream Team was in action. I always had a certain respect for Kareem--his intelligence, his politics, his ass-kicking round-house to the water cooler, and his goggles.

Here we have the usually quiet Kareem speaking out about Harry Reid's ill-chosen words and the Right's new-found disgust with certain terminology and racism:

Coppertone Politics

It's really interesting how the conservative movement has jumped on Harry Reid's racial observations regarding Barack Obama's candidacy. They feel that Reid made some type of faux pas. Senator Reid was making a candid observation about racial attitudes in America. For many Americans, dark skin and the Negro dialect are a definite negative when considering a political candidate. Those attributes are associated with all of the negative stereo types of blacks that have become part of America's history.

The conservatives are trying to say that those statements by Reid are the equivalent to Trent Lott's praise for the racist segregationist presidential campaign of Strom Thurmond. There is no rational way that speaking about racial attitudes that have been in play since the beginning of our nation is the equivalent of endorsing a racist presidential candidate. But the conservatives insist it's a match. Go figure. I hope Mr. Reid continues to lead the Dems successfully. The conservatives will continue to live in their fantasy world.