Reparations for Slavery

CNN: Reports that Senator Obama opposed to giving reparations for slavery, this is a wise policy. Obama was seen at the start as a post racial candidate, a Democrat who happened to be African - American, of late he has been acting like a African - American who happens to be running as the Democratic Nominee. The use of the Race Card against McCain was dirty politics at its most dirty. It is a weapon used by the left if you challenge them on their favourite issues, like Civil Rights, they call you a racist, well sorry this old white dude did not own a plantation and has never owned slaves and was not part of the British Empire. Obama has shown on this Issue why he was an interesting candidate, he wants to help all the poor in the USA not just African - Americans, the poor around the World are all colours. Also what the Great Society Programmes showed in the late 60s that throwing money at a problem does not help, more African - Americans in jail, more one single parent families. Money has to be combined with thought out policy that helps all, if you are seen as favoring one ethnic group its annoys everyone else, a wrong is a wrong but we are not in the 19th Century, this is the 21 Century. The Sins of the Father are not on his successors, if you fall in to that trap you never get out, you have to help yourself, no else will in this world.