Diversity

The photo at the right is not a MSNBC staff meeting. In reality it is the newly elected, all white male United Steelworkers Executive Board (the page is from the current Steelworkers Union magazine, "USW@Work").
Interestingly, almost every photo in the magazine features women and minority members. So long as they know their place, I suppose it is an excellent relationship. They pay the dues, and the good old boys reap the benefit.

(Cross-Posted at Althouse)


The D's are right that (Obamacare) repeal would be a huge problem with Obama in the Oval Office. While I expect a big swing in both the House and Senate this fall, it will not approach a veto-proof majority.
However,there is another path to killing the beast. If the House goes R, the budget will be in the hands of the repeal forces. Then, they must refuse to fund anything and everything in the bill. Further, they must enact and across the board cut on HHS of 10-20%. You have to kill any discretionary monies that could be used to get elements of the program up and running. Force the administration to use any grey area funding to keep current services alive.
There is a high chance this would force a game of chicken over government shutdown. This would be a good thing, IMO. The D's will scream that a shutdown will murder women and children, and the media will help, but if the R's can stick to their guns they can win the battle - and keep the Obama from being insulated from the issue in 2012.