I just lost my governor, the “Love Gov” as some were quick to call him, for buying some high end prostitute. Apparently, his wife was telling him to “stay the course” and “to be vigilant” and not to step down. After all, what is spending a few grand on some hookers any way? The moment he stepped down, New York was swearing in a new governor who immediately admitted to his numerous adulteries. Yet, we wink at these things & probably wouldn’t have caused Spitzer to step down if he chose not to.  These sins, if they are even considered such, are readily forgivable in the political realm.

The only sin that is politically unforgivable is any connection with “racism,” real or perceived. Not only that, but it is only white politicians that must be on the look out for being a racist or associated with a racist. This became clear with Obama receiving some flap for his pastor, mentor, and “uncle” (who he has known for over 20 years) being a bigot and his rants against the United States, especially white Americans. This pastor has received a free pass, because he denounces America on the “right issues,” i.e. leftist issues, and because he is black. If the cause was abortion, sodomy, adultery, or a host of other transgressions and the pastor was white, then Obama, I believe, would be done. Yet, Obama, showing that he is made of teflon and an unbelievable boxer, took Jeremiah Wright’s crazy rhetoric and turned it to heap more guilt on America, i.e. whites, for her “original sin.”

Pat Buchanan makes some excellent points in his “A Brief For Whitey“.

The bottom line: whites are afraid to be labeled with the scarlet “R” and folks like Obama are not afraid to appeal to the politics of guilt to maintain or advance their power. If we follow a “power” hermeneutic like liberation theologians and many liberal secularists, which Wright is associated with, then we are left perceiving Obama’s words as simply another move in this power struggle, seeking to gain the upper hand. It doesn’t move race discussions forward; rather, it merely leaves everyone making power moves & raises suspicions - a far cry from steps toward unity.