standards, ed. i think the good part of yesterday was having that kind of passionate debate. i ve got all kind of e-mails today. people agreeing, people disagreeing. whatever. the fact that we are having the discussion makes not only the black community strong but america strong because there is no easy answers to this. i think about jerry falwell and the moral majority back in the 70s. there was a stated agenda. why don t all the african-american groups in this country, the advocacy groups get together and just have a stated black agenda? why not? i think the attempt we had this week at national network and other groups will be having is to do that. and even when jerry falwell and others did it they did it as part of a group in the white community and even the right community. i think when you look at working with the urban league and naacp and the civil rights community we are coming together. some of those who are doing other things are doing things differently. and finally,
bush tax cuts and the president did it. it s things like that that get people thinking he s not going hard enough for the black community. and they should if they feel they disagree but at the same time, we ve seen members of the caucus as i said vote for a war in afghanistan when only one voted against. and i m supportive of many of the caucus members that have campaigned for them. as i have president obama. but we can t have different standards, ed. i think the good part of yesterday was having that kind of passionate debate. i ve got all kind of e-mails today. people agreeing, people disagreeing. whatever. the fact that we are having the discussion makes not only the black community strong but america strong because there is no easy answers to this. i think about jerry falwell and the moral majority back in the 70s. there was a stated agenda. why don t all the african-american groups in this country, the advocacy groups get together and just have a stated black agenda? why not?