Posted on 11/05/2009 12:48:05 PM PST by Bearshouse
Seven Democratic Hardin County elected officials announced Wednesday they will become Republicans.
Sheriff Ed Cain, who confirmed his switch earlier this week, was joined at Wednesday’s formal announcement by County Judge Billy Caraway, Precinct 4 Commissioner Bobby Franklin, County Attorney Rebecca Walton, Precinct 5 Constable Wayne McDaniel, Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Kent Walker and Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Butch Cummings.
As each of the officials spoke, they repeated the same theme — their beliefs and values have stayed the same, but are no longer reflected by the Democratic Party.
In addition, several said that when they first ran for office, they knew they would not be elected if they didn’t run as a Democrat.
Walton said she had no idea the other six were thinking about switching parties as she was considering the move.
The following is a list of Hardin County officials who announced today they were switching their political party affiliations.
All of the officials changed from Democrat to Republican.
County Judge Billy Carraway
Precinct 4 Commissioner Bobby Franklin
County attorney Rebecca Walton
Sheriff Ed Cain
Justice of the Peace Butch Cummings
Constable Wayne McDaniel
Justice of the Peace Kent Walker
This is Hardin County in SE Texas
That handwriting on the wall is HUGE to anyone in the Democrat Party not a progressive.
Running scared?
The leftward shift of the GOP continues.....
What STATE???
Texas.
More people bringing their Democrat thinking to the Republican Party. Stay, and clean up the mess you made of the Democrat Party.
NONSENSE!
The House Republicans are more conservative, NOW, than at any other time in HISTORY!
Nowhere did I mention House Republicans....it was Hardin, Co., TX where this occurred.
Drain the sewer that is the RAT party.
Drain the sewer that is the RAT party come 2010 and 2012.
"I thought this was sort of funny. Do you think they see the writing on the wall?"
Be nice to think they did, OTOH they could be Trojan Horses too.
For those old enough to remember the Republican tsunami in '94? Many 'Rats switched to the GOP. IIRC all our troubles began not long after. Lots & lots of "leaks" from the proverbial 'unnamed sources'. Failure to learn from history only guarantees repeated heartache(s).
These people are welcome, of course.
But they should not be privy to anything of import until they make valid, viable contributionS to the cause they claim to now embrace, too. "Trust, but verify.". Words to retain wins by.
Aside from the obvious reasoning, it'd only be fair to the party faithful who persevered while they danced in the streets. ;^)
Actually, I look at it as a panicked rightward shift of the democrat party.
Would save some bandwagon types.
No kidding...why isn't the media talking about the huge rift in the D Party between the socialist/progressives and the pro-American democrats? Guess we know the answer to that, after all...
You are so right. That rift is a lot larger then any in the GOP they LOVE to discuss.
Have a hunch that this group is not going to be the last to switch from Dem to GOP.
Yep, more RINOs to purge.
As each of the officials spoke, they repeated the same theme — their beliefs and values have stayed the same, but are no longer reflected by the Democratic Party.
Boy does that sound familiar.
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