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Alabama Representative Parker Griffith (D) is going to announce today that he is so unnerved by the health care bill that he's switching to the Republican party.
Good deal.
Parker Griffith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yes, I'm so sure that's the reason. He lives in the deep south, amid a sea of right wing fringers. He wants to get reelected. Duh...
I don't like the idea that the Democratic Party is shedding Blue Dogs any more than I like the idea of the Republican Party shedding moderates. It seems BOTH parties are gravitating toward their more extreme elements. Too bad.
Maybe there is more and more room for a party that is fiscally conservative but socially and environmentally moderate. They would probably get MY vote more often than not.
If you support the healthScare bill you can't honestly consider yourself a fiscal conservative.... What fiscal conservative would support such a costly and bribe-laden POS?
For that matter what fiscal conservative would have supported bush? Face it, they are politicians and act based on what they believe is the most politcally expedient opportunity for their own careers. Republicans, fiscally conservatve and otherwise, pretty much blindly supported bush for years. Only now, after he is gone and a democrat is in charge do the conservatives start preaching once again about being fiscally responsible.
Switching to the Minority Party is very rare and could be an ominous sign of things to come for the Democrats.
Ah... back to your old democratic talking points, eh Polkie? Like a warm blanket in winter, huh? Nice to see that some things never change....lol
Personally, I'm always accountable for my actions...
So does living in the now mean you're going to stop bringing up Bush and hold Barry accoountable for his actions?
No talking points involved. The ruinous policy of deregulation and lack of oversight threw the economy into a tailspin. Instead of admitting you and your ilk made a mistake, you instead look for scapegoats to lash out at. Unemployment doubled while your party held the White House, the number of private sector jobs decreased, Dow down over twenty percent, Nasdaq down 45 percent, S&P 500 down 37 percent. And that's just your party's failures on the economy.
"Party of personal responsibility" is a leftist hack catch phrase... all the uber-libs love it...
Who are me and my ilk? I'm not a republican and I've always been against the spend-a-thon in gubmint... You're only against it when there are a lot of R's at the table... Now that D's are at the wheel it's a "let's spend, spend, spend" mentality for YOU and YOUR ILK....
Kusos for being so transparent...
Griffith voted against the bill
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml
I'm claiming I haven't preached to others... Pay attention, numbnuts...No talking points involved. The ruinous policy of deregulation and lack of oversight threw the economy into a tailspin. Instead of admitting you and your ilk made a mistake, you instead look for scapegoats to lash out at. Unemployment doubled while your party held the White House, the number of private sector jobs decreased, Dow down over twenty percent, Nasdaq down 45 percent, S&P 500 down 37 percent. And that's just your party's failures on the economy.
"Party of personal responsibility" is a leftist hack catch phrase... all the uber-libs love it...
Who are me and my ilk? I'm not a republican and I've always been against the spend-a-thon in gubmint... You're only against it when there are a lot of R's at the table... Now that D's are at the wheel it's a "let's spend, spend, spend" mentality for YOU and YOUR ILK....
Kusos for being so transparent...
So are you trying to claim that the right hasn't preached personal responsibility to others?? Seriously??
Don't confuse my decidedly anti-liberal-socialist-marxist stance with pro-squishy-republicans who are unable to find their copies of the Constitution...Your denial of that shows you to be just as transparent as you accuse others of being. Kudos to you too. Not a republican?? hardly, the content of your posts suggests otherwise but then you could be one of those former republicans who now claims to be independent all so they can openly criticize the spending of the current administration and claim that they did not support the spending of the last administration. There are a lot of those running around now but it's amuzing how few there were BEFORE obama became the president.
I don't get why he'd consider this an embarrassment to start with.
Griffith voted with the Republicans on cap-and-trade, on stimulus, on health care, and had already said he'd vote for Boehner for speaker at the start of the next session.
might be a pretty similar case to what happened up in New York where the conservatives complained that the Republican there wasn't Republican enough. And this Democrat wasn't Democrat enough (hard to be and get elected in Alabama just as I'm sure it's hard to be "Republican enough" and get elected in New York.)
Most of the Democratic strongholds in the deep south jumped to the Republicans over school desegregation and civil rights. A few pockets remain in heavily urban areas.
I wouldn't even go that far. There doesn't appear to have been much pressure (if any) placed on him to follow the party line. The reason he got the nod to start with is because he was able to self-finance. He didn't really have any deep involvement in politics previously (he lost a run for mayor of Huntsville before winning a state senate seat).
As for the makeup of his district, it's shocking that the Democrats have held on as long as they have. It's mostly rural (60 percent as of the last census) and even more overwhelmingly white (78 percent).
Alabama Representative Parker Griffith (D) is going to announce today that he is so unnerved by the health care bill that he's switching to the Republican party.
Good deal.
Parker Griffith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yes, I'm so sure that's the reason. He lives in the deep south, amid a sea of right wing fringers. He wants to get reelected. Duh...
"Party of personal responsibility" is a leftist hack catch phrase... all the uber-libs love it...
Who are me and my ilk? I'm not a republican and I've always been against the spend-a-thon in gubmint... You're only against it when there are a lot of R's at the table... Now that D's are at the wheel it's a "let's spend, spend, spend" mentality for YOU and YOUR ILK....
Kusos for being so transparent...
You're not a Republican? That's one of the biggest whoppers I've ever read.
Nope... Registered Independent...
But this thread isn't about me...
You keep avoiding my question, though... Here it is again:
So does living in the now mean you're going to stop bringing up Bush and hold Barry accoountable for his actions?
Nope... Registered Independent...
But this thread isn't about me...
You keep avoiding my question, though... Here it is again:
So does living in the now mean you're going to stop bringing up Bush and hold Barry accoountable for his actions?
I hold everyone accountable for their actions.
You're doing a poor job of it... Defending Barry seems to be your occupation...
I hold everyone accountable for their actions.
You're doing a poor job of it... Defending Barry seems to be your occupation...
That's funny because despite your claims of being an independent your occupation seems to be one of defending the republicans as you only lash out at the left.
You're not a Republican? That's one of the biggest whoppers I've ever read.
Nope... Registered Independent...
But this thread isn't about me...
You keep avoiding my question, though... Here it is again:
So does living in the now mean you're going to stop bringing up Bush and hold Barry accoountable for his actions?
Since the problems and issues of the now are directly related to bush and his actions don't you think he should accept some personal responsibility for where he left this country??
The history of a political district and the ramifications one administration has on the administration that follows it are two seperate and unique situations. I would suspect that even you could understand that.
Nope... Registered Independent...
But this thread isn't about me...
You keep avoiding my question, though... Here it is again:
So does living in the now mean you're going to stop bringing up Bush and hold Barry accoountable for his actions?
Since the problems and issues of the now are directly related to bush and his actions don't you think he should accept some personal responsibility for where he left this country??
The history of a political district and the ramifications one administration has on the administration that follows it are two seperate and unique situations. I would suspect that even you could understand that.
In other words...Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh is responsible for all of the country's ills and Obama can do no wrong...even if he mortgages the entire country to the fucking chinese!!!!
If you support the healthScare bill you can't honestly consider yourself a fiscal conservative.... What fiscal conservative would support such a costly and bribe-laden POS?
For that matter what fiscal conservative would have supported bush? Face it, they are politicians and act based on what they believe is the most politcally expedient opportunity for their own careers. Republicans, fiscally conservatve and otherwise, pretty much blindly supported bush for years. Only now, after he is gone and a democrat is in charge do the conservatives start preaching once again about being fiscally responsible.
and stupid ass motherfuckers like you all of a sudden shut up about it....hmmmm...funny how that works isn't it ......you fraud.
I'm claiming I haven't preached to others... Pay attention, numbnuts..."Party of personal responsibility" is a leftist hack catch phrase... all the uber-libs love it...
Who are me and my ilk? I'm not a republican and I've always been against the spend-a-thon in gubmint... You're only against it when there are a lot of R's at the table... Now that D's are at the wheel it's a "let's spend, spend, spend" mentality for YOU and YOUR ILK....
Kusos for being so transparent...
So are you trying to claim that the right hasn't preached personal responsibility to others?? Seriously??
Don't confuse my decidedly anti-liberal-socialist-marxist stance with pro-squishy-republicans who are unable to find their copies of the Constitution...Your denial of that shows you to be just as transparent as you accuse others of being. Kudos to you too. Not a republican?? hardly, the content of your posts suggests otherwise but then you could be one of those former republicans who now claims to be independent all so they can openly criticize the spending of the current administration and claim that they did not support the spending of the last administration. There are a lot of those running around now but it's amuzing how few there were BEFORE obama became the president.
I really don't care what you or the rest of you Barry Defenders think about me, but I am flattered that you care...
You're doing a poor job of it... Defending Barry seems to be your occupation...
That's funny because despite your claims of being an independent your occupation seems to be one of defending the republicans as you only lash out at the left.
Which republican have I defended? Please state the name...
I don't deny lashing out at Barry and the Leftoids... Are you saying that you liberals are incompetent and need my help lashing out at the squishy republicans?
Again, I'm flattered...
Nope... Registered Independent...
But this thread isn't about me...
You keep avoiding my question, though... Here it is again:
So does living in the now mean you're going to stop bringing up Bush and hold Barry accoountable for his actions?
Since the problems and issues of the now are directly related to bush and his actions don't you think he should accept some personal responsibility for where he left this country??
The history of a political district and the ramifications one administration has on the administration that follows it are two seperate and unique situations. I would suspect that even you could understand that.
In other words...Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh is responsible for all of the country's ills and Obama can do no wrong...even if he mortgages the entire country to the fucking chinese!!!!
You're free to interpret my posts as you wish, but when I explain my thoughts you just look astoundingly stupid to argue otherwise...Actually bsaed on your post you are trying to spin it and claim that it's fiction created by the left but nice attempt to edit and spin on your part to CYA.
Are you serious? Do I have to explain that as well?Furthermore, you do realize that your last line is a contradiction. How can you not care and yet still be flattered?? LOL
Once again you expose yourself as being totally and completely transparent. LOL
Health benefits without his help, BTW.My hearty good wishes to Rep Griffith
I hope the people of Alabama enjoy their new healthcare benefits.
