Jill Nelson, writing in the Inquirer, was almost onto something concerning the lack of Black leadership and role models in the election. Alas, she delves into the Colin and Condi are "Uncle Tom's" abyss:

It's unfortunate that in an election year in which a tremendous amount is at stake, the only black faces seen or voices heard with any regularity are the highly partisan visages of two members of the Bush administration, Secretary of State Colin Powell and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice. Absent is an elected or independent black leadership that can challenge or put into context the Bush administration policies Rice and Powell hold so dear, especially those that most harshly affect African American communities.

It's both stunning and disturbing that in this year when the Democratic Party seems to have been revitalized by the disasters of the Bush administration, black voters, we who overwhelmingly support the Democratic Party, are virtually invisible. Thanks to the loss of more than 2 million jobs in the last three years; the invasion of Iraq in search of nonexistent weapons of mass destruction; the continuing and escalating loss of life and the military and political debacle there; the despoiling of the environment; and the continuing push for more tax cuts for the wealthy, the Democratic Party is back!

Blah, blah, blah. The usual Powell and Rice are partisan bullshit. Why does she not encourage the African-American community to look at the Republicans and make a decision who they should support. Of course, if the Black community heard what Republicans have to say, the NAACP would have some explaining to do. The real party of tolerance is not the Dems.