'Party trumps race'

The Democrats fancy themselves the party of "diversity" and "tolerance." In fact, here is what they say about themselves:

The Democratic Party is America's last, best hope to bridge the divisions of class, race, region, religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation. We will succeed if we continue to govern by the same principles that have made America the greatest nation on earth — the principles of strength, inclusion and opportunity.

With those platitudes in mind, it is instructive indeed to see how the party of inclusion and opportunity treats a black Republican:

Black Democratic leaders in Maryland say that racially tinged attacks against Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele in his bid for the U.S. Senate are fair because he is a conservative Republican.
Such attacks against the first black man to win a statewide election in Maryland include pelting him with Oreo cookies during a campaign appearance, calling him an "Uncle Tom" and depicting him as a black-faced minstrel on a liberal Web log.

Nice. Oh, yeah, the Democrats are also real big on the Constitutional "right to privacy." You know that one, the one that guarantees that a woman can abort her husband's child without telling him. So how do the Dems demonstrate their respect for the right to privacy? Like this:

Operatives for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) also obtained a copy of (Steele's) credit report - the only Republican candidate so targeted.

Not much privacy afforded there. The diverse and tolerant Democrats go on to say that racist tactics are A-OK with them, as long as they are directed against Republicans:

State Sen. Lisa A. Gladden, a black Baltimore Democrat, said she does not expect her party to pull any punches, including racial jabs at Mr. Steele, in the race to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.
"Party trumps race, especially on the national level," she said. "If you are bold enough to run, you have to take whatever the voters are going to give you. It's democracy, perhaps at its worse, but it is democracy."

There you have it. A Democratic state senator admits, unapologetically, that her party represents democracy at its worst. No argument here.