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It was wrong and highly inaccurate for fellow congressman John Lewis of Georgia to compare John McCain to the late, reformed racist George Wallace.

After tiring of the McCain campaign for targeting Barack Obama with consorting with American terrorist Bill Ayers, Rep. Lewis went on the defensive accusing McCain of being a racist comparable to the despicable segregationist practices of Alabama Governor Wallace in the1950s.

Yes, Wallace had a history of staunch racism. His segregation now, segregation forever policy changed over the years. At least publicly. It's amazing how a bullet can reduce a person to the lowest common denominator- human frailty.

It is more accurate to compare McCain to his dear friend(hell, everybody is McCain's friend), former fellow Republican congressman and avowed racist Jesse Helms of North Carolina. Helms went to his death being a racist. His most formidable adviser, Charlie Black now advises McCain. Helms never wanted a Martin Luther King holiday. McCain held that same posture making his home state, Arizona the last to honor the national King holiday.

The only difference between Helms and McCain is that Helms was honest and forthright about his disdain for blacks and others. McCain is not. It is easy to respectfully disagree with the likes of Helms. You knew where you stood with him.

With McCain, you don't know anything. It's day-to-day or poll-to-poll with him. If he could denounce all blacks citizenship to win this election, he would. Only to name a black person to his cabinet after elected.

Recall the black radio host from Milwaukee who begged McCain to stop Obama? Well, Helms would never have used a black man just to get votes.

The biggest difference between McCain and almost anybody else is consistency. The only thing McCain is consistent with is his well documented POW experience. An era he seems to be stuck.

McCain is no George Wallace. And in a sad way, he is no Jesse Helms, either. He is just a sad, pathetic, old geezer who doesn't realize that even with having a younger wife, his prime has passed.