Herman Cain.

[Jermyn Davidson]

The GOP DOES NOT need another black face.

When the GOP trumpets a black conservative because he is black, it's akin to the white guy who attempts to prove he's not racist by pointing out his one or two black friends.

A black face for the GOP is simply a salve to soothe the conscience of good-hearted GOP'ers who don't knoiw how to confront the fact that the expresion of their values (in policy and law) puts them at odds far too often with other minorities and the poor in America unnecessarily.





Putting a black face on the GOP does very little to change the perception of our stance being anti poor and/or anti minority.


The GOP doesn't need another black face. I criticized Steele's "election" to his position using this same argument-- but no one on AFF agreed with me and only ONE of my more-conservatve-than-me friends agreed with me.



We need common sense Conservatives who are compassionate-- who can express and carry out conservative policies that do not insult or disregard America's minorities and poor.

Until the GOP succeeds in doing this, Cain and others like him will be seen as the GOP's black alternative to Obama-- which isn't fair to Cain, Obama, or the GOP.