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The highly anticipated, totally predictable failure of Congress' so-called super committee is but the latest highly anticipated, totally predictable failure of our political system to address America's economic crisis. And though many analysts will strive for a balanced assessment of who is to blame, there really is only one villain: fanatical right-wingers so determined to bring down the nation's first black president that they are willing to bring down the country in the process.
There, I said it. The opposition to Barack Obama is, was and will be shaped by anti-black bigotry. It's not the only reason that conservatives oppose him. They have legitimate bones to pick with him about America's role in the world, fixing the broken economy and a host of other issues, including taxes and health care reform.
They may not even be aware of their prejudices. But it's there, influencing their every move. I think it's the main reason our politics have become so polarized and why it is so hard for our government to achieve consensus.
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