Or, IT TAKES A CAUCUS OF BLACK CONGRESSMEN TO HOLD US BACK!
The POLITICO, a new political blog created by two former Washington Post reporters, gave an inside story as to why our Congressman, Steve Cohen, was denied entrance to the Congressional Black Caucus. As the 9th District is majority African-American, and that Cohen is a serious liberal, he believed that he shared a great many of their issues. While they agreed about the issues, the Congressman was politely denied entrance.
From the report:
Cohen said he became convinced that joining the caucus would be "a social faux pas" after seeing news reports that former Rep. William Lacy Clay Sr., D-Mo., a co-founder of the caucus, had circulated a memo telling members it was "critical" that the group remain "exclusively African-American."
Other members, including the new chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich., and Clay's son, Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., agreed.
"Mr. Cohen asked for admission, and he got his answer. ... It's time to move on," the younger Clay said. "It's an unwritten rule. It's understood. It's clear."
While our Congressman is content to move on and not worry about it, there's an irony here that you can figure out on your own....
Other comments:
Kleinheider here and here
Bob Krumm
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