WASHINGTON _ Rep. Jim Clyburn's friends want him well-positioned to be a top House leader next year, so they're sending him a strong, tough message: Get off the sidelines and be aggressive.
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have been telling the South Carolina Democrat he must be more of a self-promoter if he wants a shot at being House speaker or majority leader.
They say he needs to go out and sell the anti-poverty proposal he's been pushing behind the scenes for years _ and in turn sell himself.
