So far I've been silent on Trent Lott's ill chosen words about Strom Thurmond's run for the Presidency. Lott has opened a can of worms that has every liberal chomping at the bit to point and say "See.. We care so much more for blacks than any Republican ever could." Meanwhile they aren't actually doing anything.

The NY Times, poster child for liberal media, files an op-ed piece entitled Republican Party's 40 Years of Juggling on Race, on the front page under the heading 'News Analysis'. The liberal media's ability to keep this story alive and fan the flames has been uncanny. The have been ruthlessly digging for dirt for the past few weeks trying to bury the Senator and return control of the Senate back to the Democrats.

I'm not defending Lott's comments, because there is no defense for them. Instead I offer an observation. The relationship between Congressmen and their constituents is one of co-dependence. Constituents have a 'problem' they want solved, and they depend on their elected officials to help out. Elected officials crave power and the desire to return to office year after year. More times than not, real world solutions give way to feel good measures that keep the 'problem' in place and guarantee job security for elected officials.

For the problems that the poor and 'underprivileged' face, I hear a lot of talk from the Democrats, but the problems still remain. They have been there for the past 40 years, and don't seem to be going away. I am generally skeptical of all politicians. It seems to me that they are more inclined to look after themselves than anyone else; on both sides of the aisle.