Senator Jay Rockefeller is standing by his remark that racism is the reason for GOP opposition to his agenda. His smear - that Republican opposition to Obama is because he's "the wrong color" has left Rockefeller alone among Democrats as no one on his side of the aisle rushed to his defense. Politico: On Thursday, no Democrats publicly rushed to back Rockefeller’s assertion that Obama has met legislative resistance because of his race, a remark that sparked an emotional debate Wednesday with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) over whether opposing the president and his health care law amounted to being “racist.” Staring down his retirement after 30 years in the Senate and often using a wheelchair because of a bad knee, Rockefeller chose his words carefully Thursday speaking to a pair of reporters. He didn’t use the word “race” or “color” when asked to clarify his remarks — but he refused to back away from his core...(Read Full Post)