Hrm...

[wildcherrygal]

Republicans pick first black RNC chairman.

Republicans chose Steele over four other candidates, including former President George W. Bush's hand-picked GOP chief, who bowed out declaring, "Obviously the winds of change are blowing."

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[fenmere]

What is kind of funny (sorta) is that his top opponent used to be a member of an white-only club:

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/01/30/that_was_close.html

When it came down to that wire, they didn't really have much of a choice.