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8. In one sense it is less diverse than before

Reply to Comrade_McKenzie (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 12:26 PM

Dec 2012

the loss of Barney Frank means no gay ranking members. We also lost Baldwin who was the only other gay member with significant senority. It will be a decade or more before we see a gay chair or ranking member. Still, we have an impressive diversity.

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Pelosi tweets a picture of the Democratic Caucus committee leaders. DIVERSITY! [View all] Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 OP

Why, that looks just like ..... America!!! Scuba Dec 2012 #1

Ditto - God Bless America! goclark Dec 2012 #12

Beautiful! tosh Dec 2012 #2

A true representation of America MissNostalgia Dec 2012 #3

Our Party Rocks otohara Dec 2012 #4

Task... Genghis_Sean Dec 2012 #5

Better warm them about needing sun glasses for the Republican side. RC Dec 2012 #6

Racist nt UndahCovah Dec 2012 #35

Yeah, they are. RC Dec 2012 #40

The old saying holds true. A picture really is worth a thousand words! aaaaaa5a Dec 2012 #11

This is exaxtly why a large number of Americans vote for the Rs. Those faces in the Dem pic Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #30

K & Reccing. Hutzpa Dec 2012 #7

In one sense it is less diverse than before dsc Dec 2012 #8

Simena (spelling?) got elected in Arizona. She is smart, young and Bi. Other than Baldwin, bluestate10 Dec 2012 #18

In terms of quantity we have the most LGBT members ever with 6 dsc Dec 2012 #24

See the top left section of the infografic on the link below Tx4obama Dec 2012 #28

Jared Polis from Colorado is still in Creideiki Dec 2012 #33

Okay, we have diversity - now it's time for results derby378 Dec 2012 #9

I think by Nov. 2014 the diversity factor will be even more pronounced xtraxritical Dec 2012 #23

But I don't see any angry old white guys Smilo Dec 2012 #10

Maybe they are all in the "R" for Rrong Party goclark Dec 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author UndahCovah Dec 2012 #36

Look again UndahCovah Dec 2012 #37

Now that's America! McCamy Taylor Dec 2012 #14

. littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #15

It's certainly a relief to see there are no YOUNG WHIPPERSNAPPERS in that group! slackmaster Dec 2012 #16

Two or three of the democrats are roughly the same age as Paul Ryan. The age distribution bluestate10 Dec 2012 #19

I think slackmaster forgot his sarcasm tag. eom Fawke Em Dec 2012 #20

Sarcasm my eye. You young people think you can learn crazy old man talk by reading a Web page. slackmaster Dec 2012 #25

Compare, compare, compare!!! young_at_heart Dec 2012 #17

The near absence of facial hair upon the GOP leadership is very disturbing! Beowulf Dec 2012 #21

Lookit all them kenyin muslin soshalists. leeroysphitz Dec 2012 #22

Impressive as this is, I'd still like to see more women here. n/t SpankMe Dec 2012 #26

OMG, that photo of JC must be 30 years old! DFW Dec 2012 #27

Roughly 2 to 1 ration of males to females and not a single Asian. Cleita Dec 2012 #29

+1 Kurovski Dec 2012 #32

Excuse me??? Skelly Dec 2012 #31

Sorry..... Plucketeer Dec 2012 #34

Hey UndahCovah Dec 2012 #38

K&R Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #39