CONGRATULATIONS, REPUBLICANS!

YOU WANTED TO TURN THE COUNTRY BACK OVER TO OLD, CORRUPT, WHITE MEN WHO LEGISLATE FOR BIG BUSINESS AND NOT THE PEOPLE? MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, YOU TROLLS! YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL THEM BY THEIR 70S NEWSCASTER HAIRCUTS.

FROM HUFFPO:

The Chairmen: New House Leaders Have Familiar Ties to Business, Revolving Door

By Josh Israel.

The Republican takeover of Congress not only apparently gives the Speaker's gavel to John Boehner, it also elevates up to 25 senior GOP lawmakers to the roles of committee chairs. And while it may be a few weeks before it becomes clear which members will lead which panels, a Center for Public Integrity examination finds there are some common ties that bind the likely leaders of the 11 committees with the most domestic spending and policy clout.

First, the top contenders are all men. Nearly all are white. Most have deep ties to the business community or the industries they will soon oversee. Some have former staffers who now work in the lobbying world and could seek influence before their committees. And many have gotten the lion's share of their campaign monies the past two election cycles from special interest political action committees.

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