Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith announces switch to GOP

[VenusRising]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34524455/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

By Domenico Montanaro and Mark Murray
NBC News
updated 2:44 p.m. ET, Tues., Dec . 22, 2009

A Democratic House member who has opposed several of President Barack Obama's top domestic agenda items is switching to the Republican Party.

Rep. Parker Griffith of Alabama, who hails from a heavily conservative congressional district, announced Tuesday that he will join the GOP.

"I have become increasingly concerned that the bills and policies pushed by the current Democratic leadership are not good for north Alabama or our nation," he said during a press conference to announce the switch. "More importantly, they do not represent my values and convictions."

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the political arm of House Democrats, spent more than $1.2 million on Griffith's run in 2008, for his first term in office.




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Sounds like he never meant to stay a Democrat. When are Democrats going to start running as Republicans and then jump ship to our side after we use their money to get us elected? I hate our political system. Thanks, DCCC, for letting me know I was right to stop contributing to your bullshit.

[TheWraith]

1. Do you stop contributing to any group that has at least one screwup?

That's a lot of groups. Speaking as someone who's actually DEALT with D-Trip people and D-Trip backed campaigns, they're hit and miss like any organization.

[VenusRising]

2. It's more than one screwup.

We all know very well that Rahm and Chuck did all they could do to get DLC types in some of those races where real progressives were running.

[Xipe Totec]

3. Throw spitwads at him!