The U.S. Capitol is Too White

So, should we paint the dome purple?

Oh wait, the criticism does not concern the color of it's exterior, but the color of it's employees:

The staff on Capitol Hill is too white.

That’s what a group of frustrated members, lobbyists and aides are claiming as they press congressional leaders to adopt a version of the so-called Rooney rule.

The rule, named after Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, has been credited with significantly increasing the number of African-American coaches in the National Football League.

Even with the first black president and African-Americans and Hispanics wielding more power than ever in Congress, there are just two Senate chiefs of staff who are minorities. In the lower chamber, there are only five white lawmakers who have African-American chiefs of staff. And only four African-Americans are staff directors of either House or Senate committees, according to statistics prepared for this article.

“Given such poor numbers, let’s acknowledge that there is something broken about the process,” said Citigroup lobbyist Paul Thornell, a former aide to then-Vice President Al Gore and Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle (S.D.). He said there are “few intentional strategies in place to promote minorities.”

And I thought we were going to enter a post-racial world when Obama was elected.

Could it be that congresspersons have been clinging to that old concept of hiring the best and the brightest to staff their offices, rather than picking employees based on melanin levels?

How old fashioned.

The racial preference crowd will never be satisfied.