Is this man our next president? Never mind that he's black . . . . . look who he is willing to challenge!

[PHILIP SCHNEIDER]

What other politician has ever challenged the existence of the "BLACK" caucus? This man has G.U.T.S !

Rep.-elect West plans to join Congressional Black Caucus

By Michael O'Brien
11/06/10 11:23 AM ET

Congressman-elect Allen West (R-Fla.) said he plans to join the Congressional Black Caucus next year.

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.
"We've got to turn this thing around, and I think it's time for some different voices to be in that body politic," he added.

West hasn't been shy about giving grief to President Obama, the nation's first black president, grief on issues of race. West accused the president of exploiting race for political purposes after his administration decided not to prosecute members of the New
Black Panther Party on allegations of voter intimidation in the 2008
election.

Congressman-elect Tim Scott (S.C.), the other African American Republican candidate elected Tuesday, has not decided whether
or not to join the caucus, according to the New York Times.

West and Scott are the first black Republicans in the House since Rep. J.C. Watts (R-Okla.) retired in 2003.

[Sandra]

West is awesome, if he proves true to his campaign speeches, the he will rock and roll onto greater things.. I wish we had more like him, at least at this point, prof is in the pudding as they say.