Clinton, for sure, seems to be having trouble letting go, arriving here Friday for a four-day extravaganza of parties, fundraisers and basking in his last hurrah, and threatening to overshadow Gore's big moment. The Clintons will address the convention Monday night, and planned to leave Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, a day before Gore arrives. Words not a soul would utter for attribution. At first blush, Harold Ford Jr. might seem a predictable choice to give the keynote Tuesday at the Democratic convention a young, attractive African American member of Congress who would appeal to the party's liberal wing. There's a complete misconception out there that blacks and Hispanics represent the most liberal wing of the party.
Blacks are far more conservative than people realize.
Ford made his views clear when he was elected to the House from Tennessee in 1996, succeeding his father. He immediately joined the New Democratic Coaliton, a moderate group, and indicated a willingness to support such favorite GOP positions as school prayer, minimizing capital gains taxes, and banning flag burning. He also took to criticizing the liberal Democratic House leadership, led by Dick Gephardt and Dave Bonior. If there's not shake-up, we might as well get used to being in the minority. We're still saying the same things we said 24 years ago.