Tuesday, November 9, 2010

The New 'Insiders' Are All Outsiders

Well America, you did it. You've sent the outsiders to take over the vaulted halls and offices of the quintessential insiders.
In Politics Daily Patricia Murphy nicely sums up the diversity and the freshness of the new GOP class of lawmakers headed to Washingtom:
More than 80 new Republican lawmakers are heading to Washington as a result of last Tuesday's "shellacking" of the Democrats in the midterm elections.
But the first thing to know about the soon-to-be Capitol Hill insiders is that many of them are truly outsiders. Of the 80-plus incoming GOP freshmen in the House, a whopping 35 have never served in any elective office in their lives. With six medical doctors, three car dealers, two funeral directors, a former FBI agent, a pizza restaurant owner and a Northwest Airlines pilot in the ranks, they will be the most unconventional group of citizen-legislators to head to Washington in decades.
Beyond their broad range of careers, the new group will also be the most diverse GOP class in House history, with five new Latino members, two African-Americans and at least seven women adding to the ranks of the current Republican House.
Click here to read the full story at Politics Daily.

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