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Sen. Lincoln Chafee May Leave GOP
News Max ^
| 11/9/06
| NewsMax
Posted on 11/09/2006 6:34:52 PM PST by Patriot28
Two days after losing a bid for a second term, Sen. Lincoln Chafee said he was unsure whether he would remain a Republican.
Chafee lost to Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse in a race seen as a referendum on President Bush and the GOP. On Thursday, he was asked whether he would stick with the Republican Party or become an independent or Democrat.
"I haven't made any decisions. I just haven't even thought about where my place is," Chafee said at a news conference. When pressed on whether his comments indicated he might leave the GOP, he replied: "That's fair."
Chafee, 53, is a lifelong Republican who has represented Rhode Island for seven years. His father held the same seat for 23 years before that.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dontletthedoorhitya; goodriddance; makeourday
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To: Tuscaloosa Goldfinch
Oh, you must give McCain credit. He passed campaign finance reform and gummed up all of the works. And yet, many see this as a true accomplishment.
To: Patriot28
Who gives a rat's ass anyway? He was a RINO anyway, always voting with the liberals.
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posted on
11/09/2006 6:50:42 PM PST
by
TommyDale
(Iran President Ahmadinejad is shorter than Tom Daschle!)
To: Patriot28
What can you say about a Senator who parts his hair in the middle? I always wondered if that was some kind of statement.
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posted on
11/09/2006 6:52:42 PM PST
by
kylaka
To: Patriot28
It must really piss him off to have lost his seat to a guy who is less Democrat than ole' Linc.
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posted on
11/09/2006 6:53:20 PM PST
by
msnimje
(You simply cannot be Christian and Pro-Abortion.)
To: Patriot28
Hey Lincoln! Don't let the door hit you on the a$$ on the way out, you backstabbing, disloyal jerk!
To: Patriot28
This would be the same Lincoln Chaffee that Liz Dole's RNC senatorial committee intervened on the behalf of in a primary just a few months ago, right?
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posted on
11/09/2006 6:54:35 PM PST
by
Old_Mil
(http://www.constitutionparty.com/)
To: Patriot28
Good and take Mclame and the Maine RINOs with you.
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posted on
11/09/2006 6:56:01 PM PST
by
johna61
To: Pan_Yans Wife
You are absolutely right -- I forgot about THAT particualar RINO.
To: msnimje
It must really piss him off to have lost his seat to a guy who is less Democrat than ole' Linc That is THE quote of the day! Take a bow msnimje. You nailed it.
To: Patriot28
Quick thought: Can the R leadership kick him off all his committee assignments now so that Bolton can be confirmed?
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posted on
11/09/2006 6:56:35 PM PST
by
denydenydeny
("We have always been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France"--Wellington)
To: Patriot28
Good thing he lost - the little weenie probably would've pulled a "Jumpin' Jim" anyway.
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posted on
11/09/2006 6:57:06 PM PST
by
Inspectorette
(Prayers for 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub - American Hero)
To: Patriot28
New career: CNN analyst, where only the kool-aid drinkers will see him.
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posted on
11/09/2006 6:58:16 PM PST
by
citizen
(Yo W! Read my lips: No Amnistia by any name! And the White House has a fence around it!)
To: Patriot28
They ought to throw him off of the committee, replace him with Santorum and ram Bolton through.
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posted on
11/09/2006 6:59:18 PM PST
by
Redleg Duke
(¡Salga de los Estados Unidos de América, invasor!)
To: Patriot28
He usually voted with the Republicans before he voted against them.
To: ConservaTexan
What is up with all these wacky New Englanders (Chafee, Kerry, etc.)? Is it something in the water? What sort of Kool Aid do they keep chugging down?
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:02:47 PM PST
by
rabscuttle385
(Sic Semper Tyrannis.)
To: Patriot28
Before he goes he could vote for Bolton, or, would that make his new masters angry?
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:06:47 PM PST
by
depressed in 06
(I had higher expectations of the American voter. We're all frogs now.)
To: Patriot28
The freaking dweeb was never in the Republican party...
The instant the Chaffes of the world define the Republican party -- I'm something else.
F'em
Semper Fi
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:07:15 PM PST
by
river rat
(You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: Patriot28
Darn him, there goes our majority...oh...wait...
To: Patriot28
This is a win-win.
The collective IQ's of both parties will go up.
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:08:01 PM PST
by
BlueMondaySkipper
(The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. - George Orwell)
To: Patriot28
Hmmmm, I have been wondering if Republicans and more specifically Conservatives were included in John McCain's anti-torture legislation???
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