Hey Bossman, why no mention of racist southern Democrats like Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms?  Oh wait... they became Republicans.

A fair point, skymutt, but one could make the argument that at least one of them left the party because of the racist policies of the Dems.  Besides, I don't recall either of them ever using a vile racist slur like "white n****r" on national television, unlike Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV), former Kleagle (recruiter) for the Ku Klux Klan who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for over 14 straight hours.  To my knowledge, the the senior Senator from West Virginia has never been censured nor asked to step down for his remarks, as he most assuredly would have been had an "R" followed his name.

Regards,
Scott Perry