Question for John McCain: Can you name five black people who are either close personal friends

or colleagues with whom you have worked closely in the last five years (besides John Lewis, whom you greatly admired until he gave you some straight talk)? Please tell us your involvement with them and what role they would play in your Administration (besides the catchall you'd "depend upon them for advice and counsel.")

I find it fascinating that Obama is attacked for his associations yet those who do the attacking never notice how broad and diverse his associations are, demonstrations that Obama is always willing to consider the views of people who do not think or look like him - while, on the other hand, McCain never seems to be around anyone a shade darker than light olive and doesn't seem to ever have any meaningful interactions with anyone of a different race.

The latter in a president is much more troubling than the possibility that a president might "associate" with an unsavory character.

that ARE NOT lobbyists? that is the question.