Today's Must Reading, Part III

Here's a sampling from today's must reads:

First from Salena Zito's column:

"On the morning of Sept. 11, Rudy Giuliani could not get elected dog catcher, his approval rating was in the basement," says Democrat strategist Steve McMahon, who worked on Green's campaign. "One week later, Giuliani shot to a 90 percent approval rating." Green then went from a 17-point lead over Bloomberg two weeks out to a loss in the closest mayoral election in New York City history. "What happened between those two weeks was the microcosm of how politics has been affected by the events of 9/11," McMahon says.

Now a sampling from Stltodayonline.com:

Leggette said there are two Democratic parties in St. Louis, one that benefits whites and another that ignores blacks. "At one time, Democrats were a solution for us. I don't know when that changed or why that changed, but it has," Leggette told me.

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She has no intention of voting for McCaskill's Republican rival, U.S. Sen. Jim Talent, but, like me, she's grown bored with the dog and pony show put on when major elections roll around. Democrats show up, throw out the "evil Republican" mantra, ask for black votes, then disappear without ever addressing our socioeconomic concerns or needs.

Democrats raise millions for major campaigns that rarely trickle down to neighborhood committees, like Leggette's, charged with getting blacks to the polls, she said. It's a "frustrating" experience, complicated by "clueless" leadership and blacks seeking personal gain. "My community has been affected by benign neglect. Black political leaders only interested in lining their pockets with crumbs ought to get the hell out of the way," Leggette said.

The world is changing. Democrats don't own the black vote anymore and 9/11 changed how people view the world. Democrats used to be serious about national security. They aren't anymore. Which side would you rather be on?

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Posted Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:56 AM

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