Dingell v. Connerly: Over quicker than a Tyson fight (circa 1990). You would think a U.S. congressman would be smart enough not to pick a fight with Ward Connerly and not mount any evidence in his favor or give some explanation for his position. No. This about sums up his tone.

We reject your “black vs. white” politics that were long ago discarded to the ash heap of history. Your brand of divisive racial politics has no place in Michigan, or in our society. So Mr. Connerly, take your message of hate and fear, division and destruction and leave. Go home and stay there, you’re not welcome here.

Connerly's not gonna stand for that, and he pulls the rug out, leaving Dingell look quite the fool.

The thought does not escape me, Congressman—and it should not you either—that some of my tax dollars contribute to your salary. That makes me an involuntary constituent of yours. Therefore, I must ask, do you treat all of your constituents with such contempt, arrogance and high-handedness, or do you reserve such treatment for the "uppity" ones who insist on using their civil rights to participate in public policymaking?

Dingell, who posted his letter to Connerly on his website, was obviously just looking to toss a bone to his liberal constituents and probably thought it wouldn't ever come up. So he was an easy target, and I almost felt sorry for him. But then I didn't. He deserves it.