Despite Barack Obama's claim that since he's half black and half white, he represents "post racial" politics as part of a new day in America.
That might indeed be true, except that Obama has repeatedly played the race card in southern primaries, winning in North Carolina. He has a whole division of his cammpaign organization devoted solely to registering blacks to vote in key states where their vote could make the difference.
Even worse, Obama is not colorblind in policies, either. He continues to back race-based preferences in hiring, school admissions, welfare, scholarships, etc.
Just like in so many other areas, Obama is a typical old line pol. His policies and stands slither and slide to fit the moment. Whatever a given audience wants to hear, he'll tell them.
That's the new politics?
No, that politics as usual.
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