Congressman Elect Alan West <R>  from Florida says this:

West, one of two black Republicans elected to Congress in Tuesday's election, said he plans to join the Democratic-dominated bloc, to challenge, in West word's, the CBC's "monolithic voice."

"I plan on joining, I'm not gonna ask for permission or whatever, I'm gonna find out when they meet and I will be a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and I think I meet all of the criteria and it's so important that we break down this 'monolithic voice' that continues to talk about victimization and dependency in the black community," West said on WOR radio.


http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/128005-rep-elect-west-plans-to-join-congressional-black-caucus

    This guy is a hero...he put his men first and was courtmartialed for it...he was a colonel I believe  I LOVE THIS GUY

Wow....

Quote from: taxed on November 08, 2010, 12:43:49 PM
Wow....

   Wow is right...watch this guy hes going to be quite a force i believe...I saw an interview with him on fox...and he said quote...I stand by my convictions and beliefs and I always put my men first and I will be the same man in washington

Does he rep South East Florida (Pompano Beach, etc)?

Didn't the Congressional Black Caucus give the cold shoulder to a black congressman some time back? What's West going to do if they tell him to get lost? Duke it out? Try to force the issue to make it impossible to ignore the incontestably partisan nature of the Congressional Black Caucus?