Rush and I

Both got this wrong:

Brown is black in the eyes of Rush Limbaugh. When Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett was forced out of the Democratic primary in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio, the conservative commentator criticized The New York Times for not saying that the Democrats' preferred candidate is black.

Limbaugh later found out from e-mails to his nationally syndicated radio show that the candidate, Rep. Sherrod Brown, is, in fact, white.

Yep, as a look at the photo on his website reveals. I'll even admit that the name was the main reason I made the assumption; unique first name combined with standard-issue last name is a big hint to me that the person is black. Kanye West. La Shawn Barber. Shaquille O'Neal. That's not to say that it doesn't happen the other way, as with Sherrod Brown.

But I should have realized that the racial issue would be discussed if we're talking about a black guy being the preferred candidate for a Senate seat over a white guy; somebody would be talking about the political calculations.