Hurting the cause

Michelle notes some of the blatantly partisan activities planned for today's holiday. I'm still trying to figure out how this helps the cause of racial equality. If celebrating MLK means working to defeat the GOP, the conclusion seems obvious -- the civil rights leaders want to convince anyone who supports the GOP or the president that they should oppose the civil rights agenda. I mean, if "civil rights" has been reduced to meaning nothing more than trying to elect liberals, why would those who oppose liberals have any interest in providing support.