Now, Iet me state up front, that in general I support Obama and think he is trying to do the best under difficult circumstances. But I disagree on his take of the Gates situation.

Blacks in general (especially in the past) have suffered from unfair persecution. But I don't think that every case is clear-cut racism.

The police generally try to do a good job under difficult circumstances as well. Gates may have a point, but he went about proving it in the wrong way. I think he was trying to be a "cause celeb" amongst blacks. Did he really present his ID before screaming racism?

The US has become a strange country - liberals and cons both say they are for law and order - except libs support left-wing "civil disobedience" and cons support right-wing "civil disobediance".