Black Former Rep. Congressman May Not Support McCain

J.C. Watts is a sharp guy and for many years the only black Republican in Congress. Watts is not convinced that he will support John McCain:

WASHINGTON – J.C. Watts, who has been mentioned as a possible Republican vice presidential candidate, is not even certain he will vote for John McCain this year.

He's also very unhappy with the Republican Party.

The thought that the former member of the Republican congressional leadership might actually consider voting for Barack Obama came up over the weekend when the Associated Press reported just that in a story pointing out conservative pundit Armstrong Williams and former Secretary of State Colin Powell were thinking about it – and had good things to say about the Democratic nominee.

Is Watts serious about Obama?

"Well, no, I didn't say that," he told Sean Hannity on his national radio show today. "What I said in the article was that I was a free agent. No one should assume that J.C. Watts should vote one way."

Watts blasted the Republican Party for taking both blacks for granted and evangelical Christians. Williams is an evangelical pastor.

"Pastors need to be careful in this endorsement game," he said.

He also said he was disappointed at the way the Republican Party leadership and John McCain's campaign include not a single black American.

Shocking many in the Republican fold, the Associated Press reported over the weekend Watts was thinking of voting for Obama.

Watts was quoted as saying: "I think all of America can take some pride in this (Barack Obama's success in getting the Democratic nomination)."

Asked by Hannity if the McCain campaign had courted him, he said: "I've not talked to anyone."

I can't see Watts supporting Obama because there's not a single political position that Obama holds that would line up with a conservative like Watts. My guess is this is a shot across the bow at the McCain campaign warning them that they better wake up and tend to their base or they will lose them.