[ambrose]

Jones was a Democrat for most of his political career. He ran for Congress in 1992 as a Dem, and lost. He saw which way the wind was blowing, so switched parties, and won as a Republican.

[Americalover]

He isn't a Republican now either.

[nj26]

"Jones was a Democrat for most of his political career. He ran for Congress in 1992 as a Dem, and lost. He saw which way the wind was blowing, so switched parties, and won as a Republican."

Times are getting tougher. I have a feeling that 2006 may be a difficult election cycle, and the conservative movement is going to find out who its true friends are.

But we may lose a few hangers-on.

[BillyBoy]

"Jones' father, Walter Jones Sr., was a liberal Democrat who served for 24 years as the 1st Congressional District representative..."
-- www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/newsfd/ auto/feed/news/2004/10/20/1098246173.18121.1228.5355.html

Hmmm. Sounds like another southern "Republican" who only "joined" the party cuz he couldn't get elected running on grandpappy's old label anymore. Who would be really "conservative" after being raised with liberal Democrat "values" and running for office to succeed those very family principles?