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22 hours ago ago from MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics
Home Diaries Breaking Blue E-Wire 2008 Parker Griffith Contributed to Howard Dean by Jonathan Singer , Tue Dec 22, 2009 at 05:01:39 PM EST As Charles noted earlier today, conservative Democratic Congressman Parker Griffith of Alabama has switched parties to run for reelection as a Republican. That came as news to the Republican who already in the race -- and not getting out . What also might come as news to this Republican was ...
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News Shopping Buy a Car Job Search Real Estate E-mail us Get On Politics Add Politics to your page Subscribe with RSS Get On Politics in your inbox Close Sign up to receive blog updates via e-mail Delivered by FeedBurner Recent Posts Ho! ho! ho!! A Merry Senate Christmas!!! Alabama ...
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Assembly minority leader -- one might almost call him the "passingly small minority" leader -- Brian Kolb has been barnstorming New York state raising interest in a constitutional convention. The mantra: New York state is broken. Fair enough. There's plenty of evidence to support his argument. But physician, please. Heal thyself already! With news this week that Rudy Giuliani is out of the 2010 race (ANY race) and former governor George ...
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Who says that President Obama hasn't achieved anything in the past year. Just before he took office in January, the President's Democratic party had a six point 42%-36% lead in Rasmussen's Generic Congressional Ballot, today Rasmussen has the GOP with an 8 point 44%-36% lead, a trend which, if it continues spells bad news for the President's party a little more than ten months from now. Most impressive is that amongst the key group of ...
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23 hours ago ago from GoRightGirl.com
Does the defection of Parker Griffith from the Democrat party signify the resistance of the so called Blue Dog Democrats to continue to destroy America as we know it? In a very rare move, this brave Democrat crossed the isle and decided the Republican Party was more his style. Seeing the havoc the far left is reeking on our country seems to have taken a toll on his conscience? I believe our nation is at a crossroads, the Alabama ...
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Review & Outlook: ObamaCare's Longshoremen Rules Review & Outlook: Change Nobody Believes In John Fund: Porking Up and Loving It William McGurn O Come O Come, Emanuel Other than that, how do you like the bill? Party switching often happens after a big election, as lawmakers try to retain legislative clout or join a new majority (Arlen Specter). A small boatload of moderate Democrats flipped to the Republican party after the ...
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Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast The National Review: Griffith Switch-ith To The GOP by Robert Costa Enlarge Harry Hamburg / AP The Office of Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith is seen on Capitol Hill in ...
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20 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Politics
Freshman Rep. Parker Griffith (D-Ala.) switched his affiliation to the Republican Party on Tuesday, saying he could no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country. Griffith was elected last year to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Bud Cramer. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee dropped more than $1 million in independent expenditures to keep the seat, and Griffith won with 51 ...
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An Alabama Democrat elected last year in a conservative-leaning House district said Tuesday he was changing parties as a difficult vote nears on President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul. Rep. Parker Griffith had been a harsh critic of the health plan and a near-certain no vote when the measure comes up for final passage in the House. But his switch to the Republican Party underscored the growing challenges facing Democratic leaders as ...
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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele drew bipartisan criticism Tuesday after it was revealed that he is giving paid speeches , at up to $20,000 apiece, while still holding his full-time post as party head. The former Maryland lieutenant governor, who was elected chairman of the party in January, has given a dozen speeches to corporate boards and colleges while collecting a salary of $223,500 as the leader of the party, ...
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