A Republican Has Breached the Congressional Black Caucus 4.83K Jim Newell 01/05/11 04:58PM Filed to: Meet your congressman Meet your congressman House Congressional Black Caucus Congress Allen west Appic Tweetg New Republican Rep. Allen West — a real piece of work whom we'll be mentioning regularly from now on — has joined the Congressional Black Caucus, making him the first Republican to do so since 1996. Next step: the presidency.