Posted on 03/05/2005 1:46:10 PM PST by LdSentinal
With the stroke of a pen, City Councilor David Pfeffer switched sides Friday, leaving his Democratic Party colleagues behind and joining the GOP.
"People tell me that, after about 30 years in Santa Fe, I must have seen a lot of changes. Well, I have," Pfeffer, reading from a prepared statement, said Friday during a press conference outside the Santa Fe County office building where he officially switched parties. "I've seen good folks go from acceptance of one's differences to intolerance; from respect to disdain; from peacefully getting along to outright hatred; from multicultural coexistence to profound elitism; from civilized discourse to interruption, ridicule and rage."
Saying he was "disillusioned" by the Democratic Party's "illusions," Pfeffer— flanked by several state GOP officials, including state Sen. Dianna Duran, R-Tularosa, and state Rep. Dan Foley, R-Roswell— said there was more "acceptance, peace and discourse" in the Republican Party, a comment that drew a sustained round of applause from about a dozen observers.
Pfeffer's switch was no surprise. He supported President Bush during the recent presidential campaign, drawing fire from Democrats across the state.
Patrick Romero, vice chairman of the Santa Fe County Republican Party, said of Pfeffer: "He's an independent thinker, and that's what we need."
After his change of parties, Pfeffer walked with state Republican Party officials to the Roundhouse, where he was introduced by Foley to the state House of Representatives as "the newest member of the Republican Party."
Pfeffer was greeted by applause.
The first-term City Different councilor is up for re-election in 2006. He has expressed interest, however, in running for mayor, saying he is "seriously considering it."
Excellent summary of what's wrong with the Dems.
That nicely summarizes the current evolution of the Democrat Party, having been commandeered by the radical Left.
Which is why we are turning to the Republican party. The dims have gone postal on America and all she stands for.
Good for you! I used to be a Dem, too, until they saw fit to run Clinton as Prez in '92. I'd been opposed to the Dems on several issues before then, but Clinton was the last straw. The Democrat Party of today is nothing like that of my parents.
This is good news. But Santa Fe is not known for its Republican voting habits. Does he have any kind of local following that could offset that in any future political campaigns?
I voted clinton twice. I must have had a double breakdown or something. I'm what is now referred to as a 9-11 Republican. We put country over party. The dims have turned into bottom feeders.
I live in Santa Fe. The world is truly changing if this happens here. As I tell my friends, there's more communists in Santa Fe than Republicans.
Maybe this is the true Bush coat tail effect.
Santa Fe, Berkley, Ann Arbor, Boulder, et al are in the same looney tune world and they can stay there.
You must have faith. Washington D.C. was a liberal Democratic heaven 20-30 years ago.
I've seen this fellow. He was one of the warm up speakers at a Bush rally in Albuquerque, and he looked every bit the Santa Fe greying ponytail lib, but he definitely communicated that his party had left him and put ideology before security and love of country. He got a good round of applause. Plus, when Brooks and Dunn were playing he and his wife were seriously boogying in the stands! He gets it.
You ought to add the NM flag to your profile page, that way you can keep up with the state board too. :)
Good news bump...
Pony tail, eh? Well, I used to have one back in the day.
Who'ss the current mayor?
Good man! Sounds like what living in Santa Monica in the '80s did to me. Or, I should say, FOR me.
Congratulations Councilor Pfeffer, welcome to the party of ideas!
Yes, and more honor, decency, truthfulness, liberalism, morality, and respect for freedom, justice, the American Dream, and the United States. (Note tagline.)
Welcome to the DARKSIDE Mr. Pfeiffer.
Good for you that you saw the light. It actually (can't believe I'm saying this) saddens me the Democrats have gone off the cliff. America is stronger with a good two party system, which we don't have now. John Glenn, Joe Lieberman, and Zell Miller stood for different things than I have, but always stood first for America which I completely respected. I believe that Howard Dean stands for nothing I do, and I seriously doubt his views on America and her path for the 21st century.
"He was one of the warm up speakers at a Bush rally in Albuquerque, and he looked every bit the Santa Fe greying ponytail lib, but he definitely communicated that his party had left him and put ideology before security and love of country."
In 1971 I returned to Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, Calif., aftet the service. My American Studies prof was in his 40s, and sported long, grey hair.
Turns out he was a long time Orange County Republican, but did the long hair thing, to sort of "spoof" people.
ie. He was walking evidence "don't judge a bok by its cover."
Outstanding professor, too. After WWII he drove a bus from Camp Pendleton to Costa Mesa, taking Marines to college. Something like that.
He decided since he was waiting all day, for the return drive, he'd start taking classes, too.
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