Blue Dog Dems “Non-Diverse White Men”

Black bigotry

The intraparty dispute had racial overtones. One African-AmericanDemocrat, Representative Hank Johnson of Georgia [right], pointed out that theseven Blue Dog Democrats holding up the health care bill in the Energyand Commerce Committee were �a nondiverse group� of white men.

�Theyshould be more concerned about people who are dying than about theirbasic philosophy, which involves simply money,� Mr. Johnson said.�Which is more important, money or live human beings with flesh andblood running through their veins, who cannot get health care?�Full Article

2009-07-26