More on the spread of the democratic impulse

It's not just the oppressed peoples of the Middle East, African-American ministers are challenging the given order, too:

A tug of war is under way inside black churches over who speaks for African-Americans and what role to play in politics, spurred by conservative black clergy members who are looking to align themselves more closely with President Bush. . . .

Or maybe they're starting to figure out that Carpetbaggers like Jesse Jackson and the Democrats aren't really that interested in their welfare.

This is probably overstated. After all, the Dems still get 90% of black votes. But losing any part of that block of votes could hurt them big time.