Posted on 04/22/2016 1:17:21 PM PDT by detective
On Capitol Hill, Representative Chris Van Hollen is, literally and figuratively, a Democratic fair-haired boy. An American son of diplomats born while his parents served in Pakistan, he has used his fund-raising savvy, policy smarts and easy manner to position himself, party elders assumed, as a potential Democratic speaker of the House.
Instead, Mr. Van Hollen, now running for the Senate in his home state of Maryland, is fighting for his survival in an identity politics primary that raises an explosive question: Should a white man, or a black woman, inherit the seat held for 30 years by Barbara A. Mikulski, the longest-serving female senator in American history?
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Shuster is still so young though, only 55. He may not go quietly.
Another piece of news, the leader of Black Lives Matters ran for Baltimore Mayor (I had no idea), got 2% of the vote. LOL.
Understood. It was just great to see Fatah NOT get rewarded with an election win.
What will the Congress do without the great Chocolate Father in da Hiz-Owse ?
Find another one, obviously. Cookie-cutter completely interchangeable, and completely replaceable.
It’s what they do.
Of course. Too bad none of them are actually interested in addressing the REAL problems of the Black community and (gasp !) trying to resolve them. That sort of honesty they don’t want to hear.
Among other things....
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