Oh, I don't think there's a mass racist agenda in Congress--that *is* nuts. I do think it's an underlying cause, though, and that a lot of it is un/subconscious. And of course, these old white boys (and girls) want to get their majority status back, and a good piece of the people who elect them do things like make signs with Obama as a witch doctor and things. And there are people like you and others who aren't, who make informed decisions. But they're not the ones talking the loudest. Can I prove it? Maybe, by going over a lot of footage and blogs and transcripts (oh, my!). I might do that, too, but right now I'm too depressed and it's too early in the morning.