W. turns down invite to speak at NAACP convention

[Stabby]

It also says something about the state of his presidency. Bush is more willing to let a negative, potentialy damaging headline run across the country, than go before the NAACP and have to face some criticism and challenge. It's absurd that a presidential candidate should ignore the black population of the country because they don't tend to vote for his party.

Either he's a coward, or it's more damaging for him to bother trying to pander to the NAACP, or it is thinly-veiled racism to appeal to his base. I'm betting on all three.