Black Caucus mum on Tea Party Republican who wants to join

[bobbyw24]

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is staying silent about a Tea Party Republican's bid to join the group.

Rep.-elect Allen West (R-Fla.) indicated last week he intends to join the CBC to challenge the group's "monolithic voice."

"I plan on joining, I'm not gonna ask for permission or whatever, I'm gonna find out when they meet and I will be a member of the Congressional Black Caucus," West, one of two black Republicans elected to Congress last Tuesday, told WOR radio. "I meet all of the criteria, and it's so important that we break down this monolithic voice that continues to talk about victimization and dependency in the black community.

"We've got to turn this thing around, and I think it's time for some different voices to be in that body politic."

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...-joining-group

[sluggo]

Perhaps they should change their name to the Congressional Black Marxist Caucus. Seems more appropriate.

[axiomata]

Perhaps they should change their name to the Congressional Black Marxist Caucus. Seems more appropriate.

Plus it would be less hypocritical to discriminate based on Marxism than skin color.

[LibertyEagle]

Go get 'em West.

[jrskblx125]

I like it! Just show up lol. Hell if he meets the discriminatory criteria first thing he should do is eliminate the racism in washington lol

[angelatc]

J C Watts refused to join it. I think that Gary Franks joined it though.

[Pericles]

Colonel West is a great American - !FACT!

[bobbyw24]

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said this week it will welcome a pair of newly elected black Republicans if they wish to join.

"Membership in the Congressional Black Caucus has never been restricted to Democrats," the group said in an unattributed email to its members. "Should either of the two African-American Republicans recently elected to the House of Representatives request membership in the Congressional Black Caucus they will be welcomed."

The announcement breaks the CBC's silence on the possibility that GOP Reps.-elect Allen West (Fla.) and Tim Scott (S.C.) be allowed to join the overwhelmingly Democratic group. West has said he'll seek membership, while Scott reportedly hasn't decided.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/12...7b2f0ae4f2ac,0