Michael Steele, the black chairman of the Republican National Committee who’s now presiding over Gaffe-gate, acknowledges that as an African-American he does, indeed, have a “slimmer margin of error.” Probably so. “Post-racial” America is obviously not yet colorblind.
But Steele should also concede that he was the beneficiary of the RNC’s devious race card. His strongest asset was that he was a media savvy African-American who could more credibly help the GOP counter and criticize the agenda of America’s first African-American president.
Can’t have it both ways.