Jim Webb gets it right on race-based policies
Tough Liberals have long been frustrated by the Democratic leadership’s periodic ventures into racial preferences — even as they abhor Republicans’ not-so-subtle appeals to prejudices among white voters. I express such displeasure toward the end of a recent column.
Virginia Sen. Jim Webb hits the nail on the nuanced head, when he criticizes racial preferences as they’ve evolved since the Civil Rights era. A long-time defender of poor Southern whites, he makes his case against laws that, in effect, discriminate against them in today’s Wall Street Journal.
By the way, Webb’s book, “Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America” is both informative and a wonderful read.
Tags: culture, Democrats, Jim Webb, race, Republicans, Virginia, Washington
July 23rd, 2010 at 11:01 am
Froma,
Just five words to you…get educated and report the truth.
July 25th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
That’s six words…
Froma, I would like to hear more about why you agree with Webb.