"Ferraro's comments illustrate two things. First, they show the depths to which Hillary flacks are willing to go. It's typical of the Hillary camp that a sidekick like Ferraro attempts to plunge the knife into Obama while Hillary feigns ignorance and plays nice. Second, Ferraro's attack illustrates how some prominent liberals deep down think that all blacks are only capable of advancing because they are black.In a way liberal support for racial preferences can be understood as an attempt to cope with this situation. We often hear liberal activists say, "If it wasn't for affirmative action there would be virtually no blacks in top universities." The implication of course is that blacks on their own merits are incapable of getting into Harvard and Berkeley. The cruel irony of affirmative action is that it reinforces and strengthens liberal perceptions of black inferiority. Athough Obama seems smart enough to have gotten into Harvard, it's quite possible that affirmative action policies were partly responsible for his admission. Consequently policies of racial preference have the effect of placing an invisible question mark alongside the achievements of all persons of color."
Your conclusion is correct as far as it goes.
Go back to 1980, the Republican Convention.
Reagan almost picked Ford for his VP.
At the last minute he picked the first Bush.
Had Reagan not, Bush would have never been President.
It follows then that the direct cause of the present President being elected (besides God's will) is Reagan's VP choice.
It's off topic, but for the record, I believe he failed at most of his business ventures with the exception of his part ownership of the Texas Rangers.
Why does it matter?
Also , for the record, he was an outstanding and popular Governor.
That's off topic , as well, but it's a freebie.:thumbs: