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"this man who is a Closeted-American"

I wonder why that group hasn't asked for official recognition? I guess once a member asks for recognition, they kick him out of the fraternity. : )

On another note, it's too bad that Corrine Brown's district doesn't have many Haitians (most Florida Haitians live in Kendrick Meeks' CD in Miami). Haitian-Americans vote Republican at much higher rates than U.S.-born blacks, and the nation's only Haitian-American mayor is a Republican in Dade County. Brown's CD is 49% black and 8% Hispanic and gave Bush 36.1% of the vote in 2000, so I assume that Bush got 10% of the black vote, 40% of the Hispanic vote and 55% of the Anglo vote in the district (after 2002 redistricting added many white liberals from Gainesville). If a GOP congressional candidate can get 62.5% of the district's Anglo vote, 50% of the Hispanic vote and 30% of the black vote, it would be enough to defeat Corrine Brown. What's the name of that really good looking woman who ran against Brown the last couple of times and later got elected to the state house? Jennifer Carroll was it? Maybe this is the year she can become the first black female Republican in Congress (although hopefully it would be a tie with Jackie Winters of Oregon).

What's the name of that really good looking woman who ran against Brown the last couple of times and later got elected to the state house? Jennifer Carroll was it? Maybe this is the year

Better stay in the state house and wait for an open seat, or run statewide. Rep. Brown is 58 and I doubt she's planning to retire for at least another couple terms.

About Corrine, the poor woman has a poll on her congressional site that looks like it could have been FReeper -- but I don't think it was:

How do you feel about turning over medicare to private plans?

Answer # Votes %
Pro 475 61.3
Con 283 36.5
Undecided 17 2.2
Total 775