Where's The Rainbow, John?

For the second time, John Kerry is being criticized for his lilly white campaign staff.

Some black officials and independent analysts expressed concerned about the campaign's lack of racial diversity. Campaign officials and the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus said the criticism was unfounded.


"I am concerned about diversity, but more importantly I am concerned about the experience in that diversity — senior policy people who know people from one end of the country to the other," said Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., a caucus member.


He said the issue may dampen voter enthusiasm. "The senator should remedy this very quickly," Jackson said.


Added Ron Walters, who worked on the presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson Sr. and runs the African-American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland: "There is a sense that Kerry's people don't get it."

It's no secret that Democrats take black votes for granted. John Kerry seems determined to rub that fact in black faces though.