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Re "The Puzzle of Black Republicans," by Adolph L. Reed Jr. (Op-Ed, Dec. 19):
There is room for debate as to what policies lift our nation up, but I wholeheartedly reject the notion that to advance the cause of the black community one must accept and adhere to Democratic policies.
I am young, black and happen to be right of center.
Republicans do not need to fundamentally change their approach to policies like government spending and taxes to be palatable to minorities.
The party's real problem has been too many disparaging, dismissive comments that serve no purpose but to divide.
But Professor Reed's essay is part of our nation's larger problem of needlessly demonizing those with whom we disagree. To equate the appointment of conservative blacks with poll taxes is not only irresponsible but also downright repugnant.
KENNETH SIMON
Philadelphia, Dec. 19, 2012
To the Editor:
As a 79-year-old African-American born in North Carolina who grew up in Texas, I remember that time when, as Adolph L. Reed Jr. writes, "white Southern Democrats once used cynical manipulations — poll taxes, grandfather clauses, literacy tests — to get around the 15th Amendment."
But I think that Mr. Reed is a bit hasty in his cynicism about what Representative Tim Scott might bring to the Senate as a Republican who is African-American. I recall the Congressional Black Caucus proclaiming, "We have no permanent friends, no permanent enemies — just permanent interests."
I consider myself a strong supporter of President Obama. But the needs of the nation and the African-American community are best met when Republicans and Democrats blend the best of their perspectives.
My hope is that Mr. Scott will be as effective as a conservative Republican senator as Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts, another African-American, was as a moderate-liberal Republican.
GILBERT H. CALDWELL
Asbury Park, N.J., Dec. 21, 2012
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