Well I certainly don't think he has tried to keep race out of it at all- and really- that 4-page memo of his- that's trying his best to keep race out of it?  You're delusional- you don't see him for anything other than perfect- he is the one that brought it all into it- blah- but I certainly don't see him out of the game- in fact, it seems he's right back in it, I hate to say, and he still has a shot at it all.