W Ignores Race and Make Racial History

Michael Goodwin has an article in the New York Daily News which aptly describes how President Bush has basically ignored race while at the same time making racial history with his cabinet appointments. Here's how it starts:

Think Nixon going to China. It was historic because it confounded conventional wisdom - and thus soared above suspicion. A staunch anti-Red, Richard Nixon had the nation's support for his bold visit 30 years ago because no one doubted his resolve or sincerity of purpose.

So it is with President Bush and diversity. Against expectation, and without divisive debates over affirmative action and quotas, he has built an extraordinary record of minority appointments to his inner circle. He did it by sneaking them in the front door while everybody was watching.