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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Tomasky

A buncha white guys sittin' around talkin'

I was on the Hill yesterday (Capitol Hill, where the Capitol building is) and watched the new Republican Senate leadership team give a short press conference. It's actually the same team as last time except for one new guy.

But it just kept occurring to me as I watched these six white guys: Aren't they a little embarrassed in this day and age to be 100% white and male? Haven't they figured this out. They have a few women in their caucus. They even have a Cuban. Couldn't they throw any of those people in there just for looks?

The Senate Democrats aren't that much better, but at least they do have a woman in their ranks, Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. And the Democrats in the House are of course led by Nancy Pelosi.

This is really ridiculous. They're so remote from where this country is. Let them stay the white guys' party. They'll be extinct by about 2025.

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