A Reason To Celebrate

In the People's Mecca of San Francisco we look for reasons to love government even more than usual--and here's the latest reason!

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.., and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Steve Israel, D-N.Y., introduced the newly elected lawmakers this week on Capitol Hill.

“These new members reflect the priorities and diversity and the values of the districts that elected them,” Israel said. “The Republican Caucus, if you look at it, it looks like a re-run of the show ‘Mad Men.’ Our caucus looks like America.”

The DCCC estimates there will be 200 members in the Democratic caucus at the beginning of the 113th Congress, that number includes five Democratic candidates that are leading in races that are yet to be called.

Among those 200 members, Pelosi said there will be 61 women, 43 blacks, 11 Asians/Pacific Islanders and six gay members, marking the first time straight white males will make up a minority of either party’s caucus.

The diversity is highlighted by a Democratic freshman class that is comprised of one-third women and boasts eight Latinos, four blacks, three Asian Americans, one Indian American and the first Hindu ever elected to Congress. It also has the first gay person of color to serve in Congress.

Did you catch that? A gay person of color!  I can hardly contain myself.

Mia Love and Allen West could have added to the "people of color" category, but since they are "people of Republicans", we celebrate the fact that they both lost their elections to straight white males.

Update, 11/15/12:  It was all a joke, I didn't really turn liberal :-)