Columnist Mona Charen: When seven Democratic senators voted with all of the Republicans to reject Debo Adegbiles nomination to serve as head of the Justice Departments civil rights division, Harry Reid cried racism. Its as if Reid was on autopilot, and the aide who usually touches his elbow to correct him wasnt available. If the aide had been there, he would have whispered, Um, Senator, youre accusing your own side of racism. ... Racist has become the synonym for conservative among liberals. ... Republicans are wrong to ignore the smears. For every one person who is repelled by the false and libelous accusation, there are probably two others who think that where theres smoke, theres fire. A failure to demonstrate outrage at the accusation might be taken as evidence of guilt. ... Its obviously impossible for Democrats to acknowledge honest differences. Thats why they wind up even calling their fellow Democrats racists when things go against them.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:32:34 +0000
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