It’s OK when a liberal says it

Imagine if such a paragraph had appeared in the Weekly Standard or the National Review:

Has the Republican Party suddenly caught a case of jungle fever? This year Republicans will most likely run three African-Americans in statewide elections: Kenneth Blackwell (for governor in Ohio), former NFL star Lynn Swann (for governor in Pennsylvania) and Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele, who is seen as the frontrunner for the Republican Senate nomination there.

The article is from The Nation which sums up by essentially calling these black Republicans “Uncle Toms” for failing to settle in to their expected political allegiance. (Hat tip: Taranto)