When Katon Dawson, the chairman of South Carolina's GOP, decided to run for national chair of the RNC he quit his whites-only country club. Noting that his membership would be a distraction for Republicans trying to win elections, Dawson also called for an end of the discriminatory restriction included in the club's deed (which is actually unconstitutional and unenforceable).
One GOP critic says that if Dawson wins the post, it further proves that the GOP has been reduced to "a Southern regional rump party that's held hostage by intolerant crackpots."
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Not everyone in the Bush Administration will be out on their behinds on Jan. 20. Barack Obama is 
Last night Senator John McCain visited The Tonight Show With Jay Leno to honor Veteran's Day and talk shop about his postcampaign life. When asked about Sarah Palin McCain said he "couldn't be happier" with his choice and believes Palin will play a "big role in the future of our country."
When pressed further McCain said he believes Palin is among a group of young Republican governors and senators who will become the next leadership of the Republican party. 
Sarah Palin may be 
Although President Bush, an eager and capable campaigner, was 
John McCain conceded less than 30 minutes after polls closed on the West Coast tonight, saying he had already called Senator Barack Obama to congratulate him on his historic win. In a speech made to his supporters in Arizona, McCain expressed his sympathies that Obama's grandmother did not live to see her grandson elected and offered goodwill to the president elect.
Senator Obama and I have had and argued our differences and he has prevailed. 
