ON FRIDAY, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama arguably made the first mistake of his political career. In an address at Bowie State University he endorsed the white Democrat Ben Cardin over the black Republican Michael Steele for Maryland's contested Senate seat, saying, "I think it's great that the…

John Kerry's comments stirred up quite a bit of emotion yesterday. The American Legion promptly denounced them, and John McCain and President Bush rushed to hold press conferences. Kerry vowed to apologize "to no one" and insisted that the statement--"education, if you make the most of it, you…