Dems May Appoint Harold Ford DNC Chairman

Hot Air says Harold Ford may replace Dean now that they need to keep up the illusion that they support minorities. Why is it that Republicans appoint and elect people of color based on their qualifications and the Dems only do it when they need a black person to point at and say "he's with us"? And you'll notice that our method of appointing talented people yields more minorities then their affirmative action...