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Still to this day. . .

I overheard on one of the cable news channels tonight that some white voters in Kentucky have brazenly announced that they are sticking with Hillary because she's white. How sad, sad, sad, sad. Who can know the human heart? I will not be voting for Senator Obama in November (I might not vote for anyone based on what my choices will be) but it won't be because of his skin color or hair texture. Should I not vote for Hillary because of her plumbing? Oppose ideas, people, not immutable characteristics.
Addendum (6-12): There is the other side--some Black folks are voting for Obama simply because he's biracial. The motive may be less despicable then latent, malevolent racism, but voting along racial lines for any reason is stupid.
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