At a brunch with my comadres the other day, my girlfriends confessed that their elderly parents did not want to vote for who they call el negro. Some of them weren't going to vote at all, they said. "El negro" is a Spanish translation for "Black man." It isn't a negative word at all, but it can be negative, depending on how it's used. My girlfriends are voting for Obama, but they don't know what to do with their parents. The tragic history of Texas has ensured that for Latinos and Blacks of the boomer generation and older -- the prejudice, ignorance, hate and scramble for scraps - continues. Latinos make up 20% of the registered voters in Texas , and Blacks make up 19%. I know we have over 10% progressive White voters, so why can't Obama win Texas? The past is still with us. Today, I roamed around the San Antonio (majority Latino) barrios today, Southside/Westside/Eastside. Where are the Obama signs? Because the yard signs cost $7.00. I...