"The word 'minority,' from our standpoint, should mean 'African American.' I don't think women, Asians and Hispanics should be able to use that title."...State Sen. James Meeks, a mayoral candidate, during an appearance Wednesday on WVON-AM (See Clout Street for the full story, including Meeks' attempted skinback)

And that'll about do it, folks, for the mayoral aspirations of Mr. Meeks, which were already a bit of a long-shot due to his social conservatism and the presence on the ballot of three other prominent African American candidates (two if you don't count Roland Burris, which, come to think of it, you probably shouldn't).

The question now is whether he'll drop his increasingly unlikely bid before the election on Feb. 22 and try to gain some political leverage by offering his support to another candidate, or whether he'll carry on to the bitter end.

My prediction is he'll drop out. Yours?