Maybe This is Why She Went Wacky?

You may have seen the story about Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney getting into a tussle with a Capitol Hill Policeman and slugging the officer.
McKinney complains that she was touched inappropriately and that she was treated poorly because she is black. If someone uses their race as an excuse for their bad behavior, it's wrong. It is especially bad when it involves an elected public official.
The plot thickens....

McKinney Admits Misusing Taxpayer Money
POSTED: 3:40 pm EDT April 3, 2006
UPDATED: 3:57 pm EDT April 3, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Cynthia McKinney admits that she broke government rules by spending money to fly a celebrity to Atlanta.
Channel 2 Action News has uncovered documents showing McKinney, D-Ga., spent about $1,000 of taxpayer's money to fly singer Isaac Hayes to Georgia to help dedicate a new office in Atlanta.
The money came from a fund members of Congress are supposed to use for office supplies.
Using the money to pay for Hayes' airline ticket and hotel expenses is a violation of strict congressional rules. Those rules state that taxpayer money can only be used for "travel by Members, Members' employees and vendors. A vendor is an employee of a private company that provides maintenance and support for equipment and software..."
Watchdog groups call taxpayer-funded celebrity travel a blatant waste of taxpayer money.
McKinney staffers say they will reimburse the congressional fund for the cost of Hayes' flight and hotel room.

So this is why she's raising the race card? Oh yeah, she says that because the Capitol Hill Police Officer tried to keep her from getting into the capitol without going through the metal detector of showing her official house pin, she said this is more about race than security.
This is getting old. When will people begin taking responsibility for their actions and avoid trying to use some sort of excuse to avoid taking responsibility.
Let's stop using race as a way to attack others and provide an excuse for bad decisions. Don't let the media let Cong. Cynthia McKinney off easy, when she's the one who should be wearing stripes and sitting in the grey bar hotel.