Black History Month

Short month, so the news started early. Cory Booker declared his candidacy for POTUS, his specialty criminal justice, being a vegan and enthusiasm. Problems would include some connections to money and education ... and coming off as a bit too much of a showboat. Meanwhile, after remarks related to a proposed abortion bill, the governor of Virginia (D) got in trouble for a racist medical school yearbook from the 1980s. I'm wary about such ancient history (not attempted rape either) forcing him out though his attempts to explain it away today did him no favors. Plus, guess in this day and age, the taint means he has to go.

And Also: No Human is Illegal is about an immigration lawyer in the age of Trump.

Update: The governor just might hold on while someone else third in line mentioned (handling the announcement better) that he put on blackface himself back in college/1980. The lieutenant governor is accused of a sexual assault that happened fifteen years ago and of course came out AFTER his election in 2017. The responses (some at least) are starting to get a bit more reserved, wary about requiring people to resign (over focus on elections as deciders). My immediate wariness is starting to seem a good call. But, let's wait and see.