By Debbie Schlussel
Today, the new Congress was sworn in, and it’s being touted as a Congress of “historical firsts.” The media is gushing and celebrating the fact that White man are now the minority among Democrats in Congress. It’s the not-so-subtle racism that we tolerate from them on a daily basis. But somehow I doubt the Founding Fathers dreamt of a Congress featuring the first open bisexual chick, the first to list no religious affiliation (the bisexual chick again), and so on. I also doubt they dreamt of a day when White men were the endangered minority among the opposition in Congress.
History is not about being the first open deviant in Congress (and the first bisexual certainly isn’t the first deviant there, just the latest). History is about being the first free men who fought about states’ rights versus federalism, who were renaissance men and well-read geniuses with tremendous skills and abilities. It isn’t about sleeping with both sexes and bragging about it. By the way, in case you were wondering, there is no first “babymama” in Congress this time around. That’s already happened, as I noted on this site. Frankly, I think “history” won’t actually be made until the first Former Hooker Single Mother Lesbian Muslim Vegan Off-the-Grid Kardashian New Black Panther Sperm Donor is elected to Congress. We should probably just skip ahead in time to the golden age of the “House of Representin'” under President Camacho (from the movie, “Idiocracy,” which really isn’t a movie fiction about the future, but the truth about our present).
I have nothing against the first Hindu in Congress or the first female double amputee, even though I strongly disagree with Tammy Duckworth’s politics (and I oppose women in combat, which is how she lost her legs). But the first open bisexual and the fact that White men are now the minority in the party of Obama–those aren’t causes for celebration. They’re just symptoms of the fact that America is losing its grip and will never regain it from the current decline–a good deal of which happened because of America willingly losing the culture war, not protecting its borders, and creating a gimme, gimme, gimme society. And, to me, one of the biggest tragedies of the new Congress is that the bravest recent Member of Congress–White or minority–Allen West, isn’t among them. Unlike most of the Whites (of either party) in Congress, West actually cared about the preservation of Western culture and values and was proud to say so.
And instead of searching for true conservatives of any complexion, the Republicans are engaged, now, in an affirmative action effort that won’t help them win anything.
The new Congress to be sworn in on Thursday will be the most diverse ever, with women, minorities and gays making large gains in a shift that underscores the political effect of changing demographics and social mores.
In addition to the greater minority makeup across Congress, the House will have its first Hindu member, its first female combat veterans and its first openly bisexual member. The Senate will have its first Buddhist.
The increased diversity comes mainly from House Democrats, with the Republican conference made up overwhelmingly of white, Christian males. That split in some ways reflects the divide in the electorate in last year’s presidential race, with President Barack Obama winning convincingly among minorities, women and gays while losing white voters to Republican Mitt Romney. Read the rest of this entry »