Rosa Parks and why Republicans lose the PR war

I've been a little sad this week and at a loss to write a fitting tribute to Rosa Parks whose funeral was held today in Detroit.

Looking at the footage and some Yahoo pictures of the event made me realize that Republicans will never win the PR war for the hearts and minds of Black voters, because they are unwilling or unable to engage. So once again, the Democrats look like the only party that cares about black people.

I know that the Bush's and various Republican congressional leaders paid their respects at the Capitol Rotunda, but are you telling me that no one could be bothered to go to the actual funeral of the woman who revolutionized American society? Nelson Mandela attended. Oprah Winfrey attended. Barack Obama attended. John Kerry attended. Bill and Hillary attended. Couldn't the president have at least sent his dad? What was he doing in Washington today that he couldn't do on Air Force One?