The Dilemmatic Decision for Artur Davis

After all the HCR yielding, time limit, and time expiration, the HCR got passed. Time will only tell in what direction will it takes us. During the time that people were angry, saying racial slurs, and all sorts of things in the wide, wide, world of America, I had to think about the CBC. Everybody was saying that all the CBC was going to side yeah with the health care reform…..

(Tires skewing)

Hold up. There was one member of the CBC that did not vote yes on that bill.

On Friday, Black Caucus members took turns lauding its provisions that specifically benefit minority communities, such as adding health centers in low-income neighborhoods, expanding the Office of Minority Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, expanding the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health, and making more lower-income families eligible for Medicaid. "It is good for America. It is good for black America," said Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill.

Artur Davis, in an interview off the House floor Friday, didn't dispute the bill contains things he supports that would be good for his district: barring insurance companies from dropping coverage for pre-existing conditions; expanding Medicaid; providing subsidies to low-income people to afford insurance; and helping small businesses provide coverage for their employees.

"But all of these things can be done at half the cost without a 3,000-page, near trillion-dollar overhaul of the system," Davis said. "That's my point of disagreement. Where I stand is in support of a more targeted approach that is less expensive

Now you might be thinking “Why did this guy say no to the bill knowing that African-Americans will stand to gain ground on it.” Or you may just call him the House Negro of the Day like in one of my favorite blogs to read "Field Negro".

….but I believe he just step into something that can make him historic.

Artur Davis For Governor of Alabama

Artur may was thinking about his district, which is majority African-American; but being that Alabama is conservative altogether, he step in for the whole state of Alabama. If nobody remembers, he could be the next Governor of Alabama because 1) he is the front-runner and 2) The candidates the Republican have either have dents in their records or no record of representing the state at all. To African-Americans in the United States this may be just a little “Why did you do that,” but to all minorities and democratic leaders in Alabama, this may be the smartest move ever made. They knew that they were going to get 216 long before that. So Artur Davis just set himself up for the major prize, Governor of Alabama.

Come to think about it, he is a front-runner for Governor of Alabama. Remember Alabama! That is the state that Rosa Parks, refuse to give up her seat, Martin Luther King made a name for himself in this state, George Wallace shouted out “Separate but equal,” and Bear Bryant did not get a black player on his prestigious Alabama Crimson Tide until Sam “Bam” Cunningham of USC roasted them in 1970. So for Arthur Davis saying no, I ain’t mad at you. Keep your eyes on the prize, fella.

Do you think Artur Davis has a chance in becoming Alabama Governor? Was saying no to HCR a smart move or a dumb move?

Davis says no to HCR