Donna Brazile and other prominent black Democrats are still seething about the party's now-canceled plan to fire 10 non-white employees.

"If the Republicans were to do this, you know what would happen," said Brazile, who helped lead Al Gore to defeat in 2000. "You know I would be kicking them where they need to be kicked."

It took Terry McAuliffe, controversial chairman of Democratic National Committee, an entire day to concoct the excuse that he knew nothing about the planned firings.

The Washington Times today quoted a "prominent Democrat" questioning the honesty of plantation boss McAuliffe. "It doesn't take all day to simply explain that there was some kind of clerical error," the official said.