Race and the stimulus rejectionists
I admit it: I'm still enjoying all of President Obama's firsts, and watching our first black president make his first State of the Union address (even if it's the traditional first-year faux-SOTU) is exciting, no matter how dire the state of our union remains. Still, as Gary Kamiya notes today, it's remarkable how Republicans continue to put a racial spin on debates over who "deserves" government help, even with an African-American in the White House. Full Story »
Posted by Tamika Thompson
While these states are traditionally red, if they don't take ever dollar given to them, I can see blue in the future.