Pelosi tweets a picture of the Democratic Caucus committee leaders. DIVERSITY!

[Comrade_McKenzie]

@NancyPelosi: "Our Democratic Caucus has selected an outstanding, diverse committee leaders who look like America."

[Scuba]

1. Why, that looks just like ..... America!!!

[goclark]

12. Ditto - God Bless America!

[tosh]

2. Beautiful!

[MissNostalgia]

3. A true representation of America

[otohara]

4. Our Party Rocks

Thanks Nancy!

[Genghis_Sean]

5. Task...

Somebody needs to get this displayed next to the GOP House leadership picture.

[RC]

6. Better warm them about needing sun glasses for the Republican side.

Except for boner, a lot of pasty white there,

[UndahCovah]

35. Racist nt

[RC]

40. Yeah, they are.

[aaaaaa5a]

11. The old saying holds true. A picture really is worth a thousand words!

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Democratic House Leadership Team



Republican House Leadership Team

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

30. This is exaxtly why a large number of Americans vote for the Rs. Those faces in the Dem pic

scare RWers!

[Hutzpa]

7. K & Reccing.

[dsc]

8. In one sense it is less diverse than before

the loss of Barney Frank means no gay ranking members. We also lost Baldwin who was the only other gay member with significant senority. It will be a decade or more before we see a gay chair or ranking member. Still, we have an impressive diversity.

[bluestate10]

18. Simena (spelling?) got elected in Arizona. She is smart, young and Bi. Other than Baldwin,

I don't know of any other gay or bisexual members of the incoming Congress.

[dsc]

24. In terms of quantity we have the most LGBT members ever with 6

but we took a major hit on seniority. Frank had nearly 30 years, while Baldwin had 16. Our current top member has 4. It will be a very long time before we see a LGBT chair or ranking member. On the plus side if Baldwin can win a second Senate term she can quite likely become the chair of at least a decent sub committee.

[Tx4obama]

28. See the top left section of the infografic on the link below

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251246506

[Creideiki]

33. Jared Polis from Colorado is still in

He's not Tammy Baldwin or Barney Frank, and honestly, I doubt he ever will be. I could be proven wrong, though.

[derby378]

9. Okay, we have diversity - now it's time for results

I still believe in Martin Luther King's vision of judging someone "not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

Congrats to the Dems in the 113th Congress. Work hard, and remember whose side you're on.

[xtraxritical]

23. I think by Nov. 2014 the diversity factor will be even more pronounced

and RepubliCONs will have completely alienated the electorate by then, we will take back both houses of Congress!!

[Smilo]

10. But I don't see any angry old white guys

[goclark]

13. Maybe they are all in the "R" for Rrong Party

[UndahCovah]

37. Look again

Still over 1/2 old white guy.

[McCamy Taylor]

14. Now that's America!

[littlemissmartypants]

15. .

What democracy look like.

[slackmaster]

16. It's certainly a relief to see there are no YOUNG WHIPPERSNAPPERS in that group!

[bluestate10]

19. Two or three of the democrats are roughly the same age as Paul Ryan. The age distribution

is about the same as that for the GOP chairpersons.

[Fawke Em]

20. I think slackmaster forgot his sarcasm tag. eom

[slackmaster]

25. Sarcasm my eye. You young people think you can learn crazy old man talk by reading a Web page.

I EARNED the right to write and speak crazy old man talk THE OLD FASHIONED WAY!

[young_at_heart]

17. Compare, compare, compare!!!

The differences couldn't be more obvious---but let's make the populace care about the importance of 'different'!

[Beowulf]

21. The near absence of facial hair upon the GOP leadership is very disturbing!

[leeroysphitz]

22. Lookit all them kenyin muslin soshalists.

[SpankMe]

26. Impressive as this is, I'd still like to see more women here. n/t

[DFW]

27. OMG, that photo of JC must be 30 years old!

He should send them a strongly worded letter.........

[Cleita]

29. Roughly 2 to 1 ration of males to females and not a single Asian.

Much, much better than the Republicans but we still have a ways to go. Half those committees should be lead by women. Hell half of Congress should be women, then we would have true representation by gender at least.

[Kurovski]

32. +1

And i want a pole!

but seriously, until we are represented by 50 percent women, it's truly not representative government. Greater economic diversity would be great too.

[Skelly]

31. Excuse me???

This is NOT America. I only count 7 women out of 22 spots. And here I thought women make up at least 50% of the population. Seems we are still a little behind here. Yes, we are so much more ahead than the Republicans. Yeah us. Sorry. I will not be excited until Congress, the Senate and every fucking committee is at least 50% women. THAT is fucking America.

[Plucketeer]

34. Sorry.....

I know you were being serious, but as I read your post I was moved to giggle a bit. Heck, I wasn't even aware there was a "fucking committee"! I'd sure like to be in attendance (as an observer, of course) when they convene.

[UndahCovah]

38. Hey

Get your panties out of a wad...Change isn't spontaneous you know.

[Arkansas Granny]

39. K&R