Is the Roland Burris appointment racist?
Is it racist to say that someone appointed to replace someone must be of the same race or ethnic group?
Was the Governor of Illinois’ nomination of Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama an attempt to “play the race card” so his nomination couldn’t be criticized?
Group politics are just as wrong when they favor one group as when they discriminate against another.
It is sad that the content of Roland Burris’ character is not part of the discussion of his nomination. All we know about him is that he was an Attorney General in Illinois and has lately been a lobbyist in Washington. There has been no reporting about what he has been lobbying for or against.