Posted on 11/09/2006 2:45:59 PM PST by youthgonewild
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Two days after losing a bid for a second term in an election seen as a referendum on President Bush and the Republican Party, Sen. Lincoln Chafee said he was unsure whether he'd remain a Republican.
"I haven't made any decisions. I just haven't even thought about where my place is," Chafee said at a news conference when asked whether he would stick with the Republican Party or switch to be an independent or Democrat.
When asked if his comments meant he thought he might not belong in the Republican Party, he replied: "That's fair."
Chafee, 53, is the most liberal Republican in the Senate and was the sole Senate Republican to vote against the war in Iraq. That was not enough to save his seat against the winner, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, who shared many of Chafee's views but was a member of the dominant party in a state where Democrats far outnumber Republicans.
When asked whether he felt that his loss may have helped the country by switching control of power in Congress, he replied: "To be honest, yes."
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Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, Lincoln...But, really, who cares what this loser does now that he is an elected offical anymore?
You know, I've always been one of those folks who thinks that tolerating a few RINOs is worth it to hold a majority, but this guy was by far the exception. Insufferable in manner and a backstabber in battle. Good riddance to stench-ridden garbage.
He won't win. I will laugh. It will feel great.
So long, RINO!
You will not be missed!
So long, RINO!
You will not be missed!
This was precisely what I said all along. If he had been reelected as the 50th "R", he would've bolted for the 'Rats for a Chairmanship. Good riddance to this apostate.
He is going to run for Governor as a Democrat.
That's kind of the problem. All options in RI were bad. I can't say that the 'vote for him, he might caucus with us' crowd was totally wrong, but I can't say they were right either. If we nominated Laffey, we lose. If we nominate Chafee, we probably lose, and even if we don't, we might not get anything.
Whatever happened to Lincoln Almond anyway? Why didn't he ever run for anything else. He seemed like a decent guy. He'd probably be to my left, but he wouldn't be as feckless and unreliable as Chafee.
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I didn't. He's from Rhode Island.
Actually, I wonder .... maybe he likes being on the public dole and is going to run for governor? He's still popular in the state.
Of course it's pathetic all the way around.
When gangrene like Chafee has set in...chop it off.
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