It's easy being green.

Here is an angry article which says Mike Brown was the result of Bush's type of affirmative action, that is preferential treatment for rich white men.

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That's a really good point that I hadn't thought of and perhaps a new way for Democrats to talk about race. Discrimination isn't just about black or brown people being held down, but also about those that are held up without merit.

However, I claim that class issues are more discriminatory than race issues today and think John Edwads really nails the issue with his "Two America's" theme.

Green, I feel, is the only color that power cares about, and Kermit the Frog was wrong. It's easy being green...

When you're green you have healthcare.

When you're green your children go to good schools.

When you're green your neighborhoods are safe.

When you're green your neighborhoods are quiet.

When you're green you can afford healthy food.

When you're green no predatory lenders call.

When you're green you can defend yourself like Michael Jackson or Ken Lay, or ensure any jail time is comfortable like it was for Martha Stewart.

Yes, when you're green, life is good.

When you're not green you are stranded on rooftops after a flood waiting for help that is slow to arrive.

When you're not green you lose your home because you want the hospital to save your daughter's life and have no other way to turn green.

When you're not green they find out you are innocent after they kill you on death row.

When you're not green the food on the grocery store shelves is rotten before you bring it home.

The reason that affirmative action is focused on economic opportunity is because the racism you experience is in inverse proportion to your green. When you're green, in other words, nobody cares if you're black. They also don't care if you're a moron.