Saturday, August 07, 2004
another ethically-challenged repub...
Ok, it's one thing to change parties. I've personally registered as Democrat, Independent, Pacific/Green, and I think even once as a Republican throughout my voting career. When elected officials do it, it's a bit more questionable, but still acceptable.
But for an incumbent to change parties during the final few minutes of the final day of qualifying for an election, leaving his former party without the ability to find a challenger, I call that reprehensible. Meet Representative Rodney Alexander of Louisiana. Of course, our misleader in chief gave him a call yesterday, apparently to congratulate him on starting his new career off on the right foot... by proving that he's as ethically challenged as many others in his new party.
¶ 12:57 PM
Ok, it's one thing to change parties. I've personally registered as Democrat, Independent, Pacific/Green, and I think even once as a Republican throughout my voting career. When elected officials do it, it's a bit more questionable, but still acceptable.
But for an incumbent to change parties during the final few minutes of the final day of qualifying for an election, leaving his former party without the ability to find a challenger, I call that reprehensible. Meet Representative Rodney Alexander of Louisiana. Of course, our misleader in chief gave him a call yesterday, apparently to congratulate him on starting his new career off on the right foot... by proving that he's as ethically challenged as many others in his new party.
¶ 12:57 PM
