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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (27117)	1/19/2005 1:01:34 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

What do you think of the now GOP GA house leadership being lambasted for not appointing black democrats to committee chairmanships when the GOP took over as the majority this month? Apparently, some think the fact that they are democrats should be ignored simply because they are black.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (27117)	1/19/2005 1:11:35 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

There's always the possibility that he voted against her because she's a black woman who failed to toe the liberal Democrat line expected of all good people of color. Haven't you ever asked yourself why prominent black people, whether male or female, who lean to the conservative side and are not Al Sharpton wannabes, are almost invariably lambasted as an "Uncle Tom" or worse? As for the specifics of the vote, it appears that Kerry is harboring delusions of grandeur to the effect that he'll be successful in the 2008 race and that Boxer has decided to accept the role of party pitbull because she doesn't care about reelection. (She won't run again and only did so this last time at the request of her party.)