Originally Posted by Wally:
The Republican convention reminds me of the Royal Wedding. Not one dark face around. Baseman you were not in the crowd. 
The republican party is an old white man's party. One has to go back to Lincoln to find a compassionate republican party. Not one of the prominent minority in that party represents the mainstream of their culture. Since the defection of the southern democrats to the Republicans it has remained faithful to the that creed. Look behind the scenes and you see the old bush crew that almost ruined the society... neocons like Rove and John Bolton are there as its rudder and keel. It cannot tack other than it is.