In the last election, Republicans got roundly panned as the party of angry, old white men ? 71 percent of Hispanic voters chose President Obama. So did 93 percent of African-Americans and 55 percent of female voters.?So you would think Republicans would finally reach out to women and minorities.?But you would be wrong.
Which brings us to our number of the day: 0.
That is the number of women or people of color who will chair a committee in the House of Representatives next year. Somehow, out of 19 chairmanships, every single one had to go to some old or middle-aged white guy.
Just look at some of the new committee leaders: Jeb Hensarling on Financial Services; Ed Royce on Foreign Affairs; Mike McCaul for Homeland Security; and Lamar Smith ? who still doesn?t think climate change is caused by human behavior ? is now in charge of, you guessed it, the Science Committee.
Wow. You could find more diversity at a Glenn Beck book signing. Way to change your image, guys.
Source: http://current.com/shows/viewpoint/blog/why-the-gops-house-committee-appointments-just-disappoint/
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