By Michelle J. Nealy

$700 Billion (repeat). SEVEN-HUNDRED Billion DOLLARS (I’m saying this in a high-pitched Chris Rock voice). Negro please! This bailout is corporate welfare, and we all should perceive it as such. Yes, something has to be done about this floundering economy. I’m just not sure that it should come with a $700 billion price tag. Don’t we owe China enough money?

Listen Up Politics In Color Family,

Join me for a panel discussion, Saturday, September 20, in Washington, D.C. on the "Reality of the 1rst Black President."

Despite the careful choreography and showmanship, the Democratic Convention concluded with little in the way of news or surprises.

"Let me be a clear as possible: I have said before and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off limits, and people's children are especially off limits. This shouldn't be part of our politics. It has no relevance to Gov. Palin's performance as governor, or her potential performance as a vice president.

For weeks now, courtesy of my 17-year-old son, I’ve been listening to a song from hip hop great Nas’s latest CD.