BUH bye.
THANKS for working.
BUH bye.
Posted on 01/04/2010 7:04:16 AM PST by markomalley
Rep. Parker Griffith's (Ala.) staff has resigned en masse after his recent decision to switch parties and become a Republican.
In a sternly worded statement, Griffith Chief of Staff Sharon Wheeler announced the exit of herself, along with legislative director Megan Swearingen, senior legislative assistant Brian Greer, legislative assistant Will Crain, press secretary Sean Magers, legislative correspondent Arinze Ifekauche, legislative correspondent Chase Chesser, staff assistant Mary Lou Hughston, congressional fellows Anjali Shah Kastorf and Leslee Oden and intern Andrew Menefee.
Griffith's political consulting team has already parted ways with him since he announced over the holiday break that he would switch parties.
"Alabama's 5th district has deserved and has benefited from great Democratic conservative leadership since Reconstruction. And until now they had it,” Wheeler said.
“I appreciate Congressman Griffith's being a very dedicated congressman. But we believe he made a mistake — a well-intentioned but misguided mistake that is not in the interest of the great people of North Alabama who elected him a year ago as a Democrat. As his staff, we wish him only the best, and we all remain committed to the citizens of the Tennessee Valley. But we cannot, in good conscience, continue working for him."
Hopefully the other members of Congress recognize that for what it means. (i.e., trusting your staff is a very risky maneuver)
boo hoo
Give me a call, Dr. Griffith. I’ll come work for you.
There you go. I wonder how many were moles giving Reichsfurher Polosi, confidential info. should explain alot to the Representative.
Addition by subtraction.
Door
Hit
Split
etc
Same thing happened when Senator Ben Campbell went from Dem to Republican in 1995. With one exception, all the staff quit.
Good riddance!
He should have sacked them long ago.
They would have actively undermined him if he had been stuck with them.
Very loyal to face the unemployment line at times like this.
I wonder how many of them will commit suicide after 0 gets tossed out on his @ss in 2012?
Kinda odd...your chief of staff...didn’t know anything about this impending decision? For several of these senators and representatives...their chief of staff is the guy running the entire show in the office and knows about every decision. Something is a bit odd about this group all leaving...as if they were offered similiar or better jobs.
No such thing.
BUH bye.
THANKS for working.
BUH bye.
To paraphrase Sarah Palin:
‘ Don’t let the door hit you in the stern on your way out.’
Good, he needs to start with NEW people who are committed Conservatives and will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States from all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC. [emphasis mine]
Took the staff several days to resign. I guess they had to line up new govt jobs before they could resign on “principal.”
Great, a stimulus program that worked. New Jobs available in the congressman’s office.
I suppose they aren't all that loyal to the party...they would have trashed and defaced his office if they were.
All zealots are loyal to parties over people... the idea you can vote the “person” and not the party in national politics is laughably naive.
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