Pardon My Politics

Up until the late 1960's it was hard to find a black American who was not a Republican. One of the very reasons for this was the country was still well aware that the Republican Party, from its inception, has advocated for civil rights. One would be hard pressed to find a historian that is not privy to the fact President Abraham Lincoln so unashamedly condemned slavery. It is true, the Civil War was fought for reasons other than slavery, but that issue, above all, was the centerpiece in what became the darkest period of American history. Now, we flash forward 144 years later and stop in awe to realize we could be electing the first black president in our nation's history. Unfortunately, most Americans see this as an advantage to the Democrats.

George W. Bush acknowledged that he knew his top national security advisers discussed and approved specific details of the CIA’s use of torture. “I’m aware that our national security team met on this issue and I approved,” he said. He also defended the use of waterboarding - simulated drowning where ...