Transcending Race

One more thought on Obama's mythic transcendence of race: if the Obama win is so transcendent, how is it that Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) is blaming the Senate appointment blocking of Burris (the "Magic Man") on race? I thought we were past that, now?

Just wondering.

And, by the way, I had to scour the Internet for this quote. The only mainstream media outlet that posted this part of his quote was Fox. CNN, ABC, NBC, the NYT and the Washington Post all seemed to miss this little tidbit:

While they might not be termed racist, their action is racist. I think that if Roland Burris hadn't been an African American, then he would have been allowed to accept the appointment and become a senator.

This is outrageous and vile, especially coming from a man in the United States Congress. This is not some random guy. He is an elected official. Ann Coulter's inflammatory statements are plastered all over the blogospehere and the mainstream media. She is accused of virtolic hatred, but Bobby Rush is given a complete pass?

Wow.