Saving the Cain Campaign

By Jeff Lipkes

The Cain Train is about to derail. There is probably only one thing Herman can do at this point to get his campaign back on track: he can talk about race. Specifically, he can talk about two subjects that are taboo for white politicians: affirmative action and black crime. During the crusade against the confirmation of Clarence Thomas, one line of attack was that since Yale Law School had introduced affirmative action a few years before Thomas was accepted, he was its beneficiary, and it was hypocritical for him to criticize it. There was a small problem. None of those savaging Thomas had access to his grades, test scores, or letters of recommendation. Their unstated assumption was simply that no African-American could have gotten into Yale Law School without someone bending the rules. Affirmative action tarnishes the achievements of bright and ambitious African-Americans, and Cain should be able to speak eloquently and passionately on this subject. But of course, the chief victims of affirmative action are whites and Asians. Few.... (Read Full Article)