Chris Van Hullen

You've never seen a whiter Pakistani

So Rahm Emmanuel has upgraded Mr. Van Hollen over at the DCCC.

How nice.

I'm sorry but I had a tad of a knee-jerk reaction when I saw his picture. Then I read this :

Van Hollen To Oversee Recruiting, Fundraising - washingtonpost.com:
On the Hill, Van Hollen is considered part of a younger generation of Democrats whom Pelosi is grooming through leadership opportunities. He is a member of the 30-Something Working Group, an informal team that helped spread the party's message from the House floor during the campaign. He is considered a reliable liberal and has voted against Bush tax cuts, a ban on "partial birth" abortion and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve.

Brendan Daly, a spokesman for Pelosi, said Van Hollen's appointment is a vote of confidence by Pelosi in his political judgment, ability to recruit candidates and raise money. He's one of "our bright young stars," Daly said.

He's is one of the "bright young stars" at the tender age of 47. Yup. He's a puppy. A puppy that represents the New America?

Right.

Why do I have a knee-jerk reaction? Well ... Right now the two most prominent colored people in Congress are two sexuagenerians who have about 50 years combined in office.