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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (98944)	5/23/2003 3:06:02 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

And he was right. However, it's been more than a generation since the civil rights legislation, the politicians of today have moved on and are fighting other battles. I disagree with this one on the part of the Reps, someone else might wish to make a case for the Dems. The Reps are both doing the wink and a nod stuff on race in the south but are very worried they'll get tagged for doing so (witness the speed with which Trent Lott got the axe). There were several prominent southern campaigns that were characterized by this stuff in the last go round. Because they worked, particularly the Georgia one, I will not be surprised if they get repeated. The Bush position on the affirmative action case before the Supreme Court is yet another illustration that these matters are front and center in politics. Racial and gender inequality are right at the center of politics, still. Witness the Title IX stuff which could go national. The Reps play it by trying to smother the issues much the way they do with their tax cut legislation; the Dems just don't seem capable of playing much of anything right now. At least not well. And, of course, right now national security issues trump all else. And while I think Bush's execution here leaves him vulnerable, the way his group has played it politically has been something to behold.