Apparently, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs disagrees with me that it is a worthwhile endeavor to talk about the broader implications of the manner in which segregation was dismantled:
Asked about those comments today, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said that “I think the issues that, that many fought for in the ‘50s and the ‘60s were settled a long time ago in landmark legislation and the discussion about whether or not to support those, I don’t think, shouldn’t have a place in our political dialogue in 2010.”