[airborne]

Marte became "disenchanted" with Governor Carcieri after the Republican governor sought his advice -- and then ignored it, Marte said -- concerning the 2008 executive order cracking down on illegal immigration. Carcieri's order angered many in the Hispanic community.

This is the real, honest reason he's deserting the GOP ship!

Mr. Marte..."You lie!"

[livius]

LOL! That’s exactly the way I have always pictured the ‘Rats. None of this cute fuzzy critter bit!

In any case, I’d say that the GOP doesn’t need the idiot Marte and he did the party a favor by leaving office.