Clinton ObamaI have another question — why do some black folks line up so quickly?

You see, I have a real problem with this falling in line so many black Democrats do. I have yet to hear from either of these candidates what they will do for black America but, black congressional leadership is all too quickly jumping behind one or the other.

So, the endorsements are flying. Clinton and Obama each have 15 endorsements from CBC members. John Edwards has 3.

With all due respect, what is black America getting for these endorsements or are they just in it for what they will gain personally?

Over the last few presidential election cycles, I have found myself asking this question more and more. These elections are clearly critical but, any leverage we, as black folks, have seems to be given away freely in exchange for the “privilege” of cheering on a candidate. Those days are long over for me.

As the song goes, “what have you done for me (or in this case, us) lately?”

Thanks to black politicians like the CBC, these candidates may never have to answer such questions.

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