A former Obama pollster named Cornell Belcher comically wrote a WaPo piece about how blacks have trouble getting cabs.  Shortly after, a revelation forced the WaPo to amend the article after its initial publication.  It seems that Belcher, who wrote this piece critical of cab companies, was actually paid by cab-competitor Uber to do so, and Belcher never disclosed that fact to the Washington Post! But since he is an Obama supporter, it was not seen as a major ethical problem. Anyway, Belcher wrote about how, as a black man, he has trouble getting cabs. Hailing cabs isn’t a matter of life and death, but it can negatively impact our overall quality of life, both economically and emotionally. Funny how he should use the words "life and death."  Because it can be life and death if a cabbie picks up a passenger who robs and kills him. I now must apologize in advance for writing what everyone knows: most blacks are not criminals.  Most...(Read Full Post)