Paul Mirengoff, one of the three bloggers at
Power Line, posts an interesting piece of
analysis about the impact of the race issue in this presidential contest. He invokes the work of Shelby Steele who has written well-regarded books about race relations in the U.S. He says:
It seems clear, therefore, that the race card has become a permanent part of Obama's hand, a wild card to be played whenever the spirit, or the circumstances, so moves him.
The reasoning is too involved to summarize tidily here; you need to check out the posting.
