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In an age of identity politics that puts a premium on skin color and other demographic factors as qualifications for public office rather than individual talent and experience, we are constantly told that a group like President Joe Biden’s cabinet picks must “look like America.”
And a recent news story by Religion News Service’s (RNS) Yonat Shimron seems to affirm that Biden has indeed succeeded in satisfying that maxim, assuming all of his nominees are confirmed:
“Joe Biden’s cabinet is set to make history in a number of ways. If all the nominees the president-elect has chosen are confirmed, the cabinet including the vice president, the heads of 15 executive departments and eight other key positions will be the most racially and ethnically diverse ever.
democratic party. and so he wants the party to remain very much a progressive party but to be a progressive party that s in the hands of the parties elites. the responsible people. charles: this was the year the democrats were going to show the world how progressive america was and we have people of color and things like that. more recently trump has been talking up women, and you have to believe with his influence that as a woman is at the top of the ticket she will definitely be the vice president. you live by the politics and died by the politics. i think we live in an age where people feel like things are broken. these kind of politics are always representation and checking boxes, delivering
charles: let s steer to the current presidential race. just seconds ago, arizona to get on the ballot there. already very crowded. it s an intriguing fields. one of the things that i see that s remarkable, you ve got bloomberg, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, it s all 70 years or older. it was supposed to be the multiracial the democrats were going to show the world how progressive america is. these are the folks that are leading. he might be a serious contender right out the gate. first let me say, it makes me think that i retired too early. charles: you are a spring chicken. the good news is that is not too late. i will be happy to come on the show. it s not over yet. the candidates, a lot of
weak on booker. they said booker a lot. that was interesting. you were weak on booker. who s weak? but listen, warren first of all when she was talking and came out and interviewed her, i felt like maybe help is on the way. and that s something i haven t felt. for a long time. i think she s doing something that s working. and i do think that she talks bert than the democrats. she listens better than the democrats. it makes a difference in her being in the living rooms and talking to people. and not having to figure out the donors. that can get in their head. not always. i think warren she is getting through. she s cutting through. the most exciting thing about her is that she really articulates a post trump progressive america. and it is it s just such a
incompetent anti-trump protesters, vegetarians, we are not promoting any of them. we just think you have a right, maybe an obligation to know what they are all saying. the left does not agree with that idea. they don t want to hear the other side, they want to ban it. alternative views, facts, dissenting voices, none of them is allowed anymore in progressive america. this is about a lot more than a single television interview. it is a window into how liberals see the world and it s terrifying. that is all for tonight. good night from washington. the five is next. they will have updates on the fire in london. see you let me say this clearly, colleagues. the suggestion that i participated in any collusion,