Exclusive: Rep. Parker Griffith switches to GOP

Politico ^ | 12/22/2009 | JOSH KRAUSHAAR

[Danae]

POLITICO has learned that Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, will announce today that he’s switching parties to become a Republican.

According to a senior GOP aide familiar with the decision, the announcement will take place in this afternoon in his home district in northern Alabama.

[pburgh01]

Sen. Richard Shelby was a Democrat and switched and he turned out ok, lets not shoot the wounded here and start sniping at the guy.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

Don’t be so fast. He’s an asshat. He’s only switching parties to try to stay in power. That’s the ONLY reason. - and the gop just let him in - don't they have a test - oh..that's right..I forgot the party of arnold, colin, newt et al...

[mewzilla]

God bless ya!

If it was a decision based on principle, amen! :)

[Army Air Corps]

He voted against ObamaCare.

[myself6]

lol..

I sincerely doubt that his voting record would be better than mine...

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Exactly.

[twigs]

Good memory. I agree with you. Let’s read more first and watch this man.

[The Citizen Soldier]

Even Winston Churchill changed parties...

As did Ronald Wilson Reagan

[mazda77]

Here’s why.
http://www.lesphillip.com/

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

According to on the issues

I've found that On the Issues has some odds ways of tabulating their assessments. I don't really trust the site, and haven't used it for months. Regardless of who the politician is, OtI is the last place I'd go to get info about them.

[mazda77]

Griffith is from the 5th district. Here is the truth to his switch http://www.lesphillip.com/

[Maine Mariner]

Someone from that district in Georgia who wanted to get elected to Congress. If he ran as a Republican the first time out, he might not have been elected.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

I sincerely doubt that his voting record would be better than mine...

Well, ya never know. You could be a RINO, for all we know. Griffith has a voting record to back himself up with. You don't. So who's to say?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I’m voting Les Phillip. I’ve met him and have heard long interviews on talk radio. I believe he’s ‘the real deal’ as far as conservative values goes.

http://www.lesphillip.com/

[DoughtyOne]

Excellent. Thanks for bringing that to our attention.

Go Phillip!

[Maine Mariner]

Excellent about about the local NC pols. I would suspect we will see at least some if not a lot switching parties.
That happened after the Demorats nominated McGovern.
There have been conversions after the elections in 1972 and 1980.

[bamahead]

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[ozarkgirl]

Have you taken the worlds smallest political quiz? It’s at the bottom of the screen and I used to love that site but looking today at John McCain - he’s not right conservative and it says he is.

It did, however, peg me correctly.

[edcoil]

Look at the legislation the “republican” leadership

[pookie18]

http://theattackmachine.wordpress.com/

http://www.lesphillip.com/