"And of course, there is irony that Sen Thurmond or Sen Lott have been hounded on charges of racism, but the only Senator who is a former member of the KKK, and who voted against both Black Supreme Court nominess (one Repub, one Dem) and both black Sec’ties of State (both on Pres Bush’s watch) is the guy there at the event to honor the Tuskeegee airmen.
Naturally, the press won’t breath a word about it."