Riis's Rants and Ravings

Terrorism, Vigilance and the Limits of the War on Terror

The President of the United States likened lawmaking to sausage making. He said both processes were "ugly".
 

Well, the gathering has come and gone. The fourth estate seems to be having more than a little trouble finding fault with it, so they're ignoring it, mostly. Sharpton seems to have misguessed what would happen there, so is now busy attributing to Beck statements that to some might justify Sharpton's own performance at the different venue he chose to use. Had Sharpton joined Beck, the resulting crowd might have been even more spectacular, and Sharpton's uncanny  ability to unite Blacks and separate them from the rest of American society might have been saved for another day.