Friday, January 18, 2013

Second-Term Exodus Leaves Zero Hispanics in Cabinet, Few on Dems' Bench

The National Journal reports:
Forget all the caterwauling about women (a bit of which, admittedly, came from me). The impending departures of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leave President Obama’s Cabinet with zero Hispanics, setting off nervous tremors among Latinos and underscoring the inch-deep Democratic bench in that demographic.