Personally, I'm proud of both of them. I was just as proud to see an African-American senator from one party question the first African-American female Secretary of State-designate from another party. A little while after that confirmation hearing QueEx caught me making then deleting a thread about that historic moment. I didn't have to explain too in-depth to him about why I ended up deleting the thread because he also suspected it would just turn into a "Condi Sellout" thread.
However, now it seems that this board has a more healthy respect for the pure achievement aspect of making it to that level of politics. As recent evidence, beside the general Obama-euphoria, is the lack of derision associated with race regarding Steele's accomplishment. There were no congratulatory remarks either, but the absence of pure malice expressed towards a black Republican is a big deal for this board.
So overall, despite the fact that neither men share my political values, this will probably turn out to be a good thing for the African-American community as a whole.
However, now it seems that this board has a more healthy respect for the pure achievement aspect of making it to that level of politics. As recent evidence, beside the general Obama-euphoria, is the lack of derision associated with race regarding Steele's accomplishment. There were no congratulatory remarks either, but the absence of pure malice expressed towards a black Republican is a big deal for this board.
So overall, despite the fact that neither men share my political values, this will probably turn out to be a good thing for the African-American community as a whole.